Employer Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Norwich Community Hospital Town Norwich Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/09/2025 23:59
Band 7
NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.
Specifically for band 3 roles within healthcare please be aware of the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted, and that unfortunately overseas applicants who are new to care will not reach the minimum salary threshold to obtain a certificate of sponsorship and therefore your application will be withdrawn.
Job overview
POST COVID ASSESSMENT SERVICE (PCAS)
22.5 hours per week Monday- Friday
Are you enthusiastic and innovative? Do you work well in a multidisciplinary team setting with the challenge of a new condition?
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for anexperienced Dietitian with acute/community skills to join the Post-Covid multidisciplinary team. The role will contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients with Post Covid syndrome both remotely and in face to face clinics across the area of Norfolk and Waveney. Gastroenterology experience helpful but not essential. This role does require a contribution to tasks relating to the day to day running of the team and provides service development opportunities.
The team are constantly striving to improve care for patients with Post-COVID syndrome. The role requires engagement with other healthcare professionals to support the modernisation of care delivery with frequent supervision.
We are looking for the right people for our team, who have a passion for patient centered, supportive care within a multi-professional team, with prior expertise, knowledge and training in complex, patient focused assessment, goal identification, coaching and self-management with a strong understanding of physical health and mental wellbeing and the possible symptoms and complications for patients in Post-Covid syndrome.
If this post excites you, we look forward to your application.
Main duties of the job
To act as clinical specialist in the Post-COVID Service for dietetics and advise and contribute to Trust policies related to this speciality, following national and international guidelines, e.g. NICE and Department of Health.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work
To be a senior clinical resource to work with the Team Lead on the implementation and development of the Post-COVID Service.
· To identify future opportunities to drive subsequent phases of the Post-COVID Service in line with NHS England National Strategy.
· To be involved and lead when required in the delivery of high standards of health care to any patient registered with a Norfolk or Waveney GP, by coordinating and delivering assessments, planning and implementing and evaluating health care for patients following COVID.
· To co-ordinate practice, procedures / systems for the team and provide clinical support within own area of expertise including clinical assessment delivery.
· To develop and sustain working relationships with the partners delivering the Post-COVID Service processes and patient focussed planning.
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Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinically lead on service development, performance, management, and profession of the Post-COVID Service, and to further develop the service as required.
· To participate on the development and maintenance of policies and procedures for Post-COVID Service
· To participate in the development and maintenance of processes and pathways for Post-COVID Service .
· To provide professional leadership to own professional group and Post-COVID Assessment Service colleagues where appropriate, and develop the role of Post-COVID Service
· To work with all health, social care, and wellbeing professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a holistic and seamless, integrated, service to our patients
· To identify and lead service development opportunities as required within Post-COVID Service
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
* Accredited BDA courses at Masters level or equivalent experience in the specialist area
* Recognised qualification in management
* Evidence of CPD e.g. advanced diploma in dietetic practice or equivalent short courses
* Clinical Supervisory Skills course for training student Dietitians or equivalent experience
* Postgraduate training in counselling, behaviour change and motivational interviewing
Experience
* Extensive experience in Clinical Dietetics, a significant period of which should be in a relevant specialist area
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of teaching NHS/non NHS staff and patients
* Ability to work flexibly and in a variety of healthcare settings
* Experience of line managing staff
* Experience of supervising student dieticians
* Experience of conducting audits and/or research
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* Excellent time management and ability to prioritise workload
* Ability to provide leadership especially within the clinical speciality
* Commitment to engage in CPD and appraisal system
* Ability to use own initiative
* Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
* Ability to deal with personnel problems and complaints
* Ability to work and make decisions under pressure
Communication
* Excellent teaching & presentation skills
* Experience working with and leading groups
Personal and People Development
* Ability to motivate people and generate enthusiasm
* Ability to deal with distressed patients/relatives/carers and staff
* Counselling and Motivational Interviewing skills
Personal Attributes / Behaviours
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.
If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know.
Immigration Status- Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.
Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to NCH&C staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
DBS - If this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice then the cost of the DBS check will be automatically removed from your first month’s salary. However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.
Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.
Data Protection -A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.
On April 1st 2025, the Boards of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust will come together to deliver services as a group, with a singular board operating across both organisations. Both trusts are high performing specialist community health and care providers working in the East of England. Both have a strong track record, with the highest ratings from the Care Quality Commission, best in class NHS staff survey outcomes, and a decade of experience in innovation and clinical development.
The group model provides health and care services to a population of 3.2 million in their homes and neighbourhoods. We provide care that supports people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives.
We will remain two separate employers until further notice, and this role being advertised will be employed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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