Role Overview
Are you looking to develop your dietetic skills working with adults with a range of conditions in the acute setting? This post is based within the Adult Nutrition and Dietetic team in Grimsby and is the ideal place to start or develop your practice as a Band 5 Dietitian. The post‑holder will be an essential team member within the service, working alongside experienced senior dietitians, dietetic assistant practitioners, dietetic assistants and the wider multidisciplinary team. You will receive ongoing informal and structured support from your senior colleagues, including support to complete your preceptorship and to develop knowledge and skills where required. As you progress, you will have a high degree of autonomy in your clinical practice and day‑to‑day organisation of your work, within a friendly and supportive team of dietetic colleagues. You will be encouraged to participate in service developments and will have access to excellent training and support from the Trust’s Quality Improvement team. Opportunities to train other health‑care professionals and to become actively involved in student training with support to develop clinical supervisory skills will also be available.
Responsibilities
* Provide a high‑standard dietetic service, undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
* Be responsible for the caseload in a defined area of the service, supervising and allocating work to assistants and students as delegated.
* Provide advice to other health‑care professionals as appropriate for your level of skills.
* Use clinical reasoning skills and evidence‑based practice to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliver treatment programmes.
* Participate in evidence‑based audit and research projects to further quality improvement in the service.
* Meet with and adhere to the HCPC Standards of Proficiency and Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.
* Deputise for a Band 6 dietitian when required.
* Participate in service developments.
* Train other health‑care professionals.
* Actively involve in student training and develop clinical supervisory skills.
Working Environment
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community partnership arrangements in the NHS, serving over one million patients every year and managing a £1.3 billion budget. It comprises Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH), providing world‑class hospital and community services to 1.65 million people.
Flexible Working
We offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to support health and wellbeing and work‑life balance. We support open conversations around specific working patterns that suit you and the role.
Equal Opportunities
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas that a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Child & Vulnerable Adult Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Additional Information
All new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of the DBS check if it is required for their role. View our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/.
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