Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 9 months (9 Month Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 36 hours per week (monday - friday. flexible working would be considered)
- Job ref
- 236-SCO-P362-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salford Royal Hospital
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian Temp
Band 6
Job overview
Salford Dietetics is a forward thinking team with a deserved reputation for quality improvement, service development and research activities. Coming to join our team will allow you to get involved in these activities first hand as well as being able to develop your clinical and professional skills in a University teaching hospital within a team of over 50 dietetic and support staff.
Main duties of the job
You should have good post registration experience of working as a Band 5/6.
Day to day activities but will allow you to develop a wide range of clinical skills. Within the wider dietetic team there are opportunities to develop other skills such as supervision, training and taking part in/leading on audits and QI projects.
If you are a motivated, compassionate and dynamic person who is able to use your own initiative, be flexible in your approach, and are inspired to be part of a developing service, come and join us.
We are a Trust committed to innovative practice, audit and research opportunities, what better way to further your career!
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Registration/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc. or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics Or BSc. in relevant science followed by Post Graduate Diploma or State Registration in Dietetics
- State Registered Dietitian with the HCPC
- BSc. or MSc. in Nutrition and Dietetics
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further study relevant to post
- Member of BDA
- Post graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetic related area of study
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience of working clinical in the field of dietetics.
- Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment in a range of clinical conditions
- Working knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management
- Experience of MDT working
- Basic IT skills
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity within their role
- Sound clinical reasoning skills and justification of dietetic intervention
- Evidence of CPD activities
- Experience of team working
- Ability to work independently to complete assessments
- Able to recognise own limitations in knowledge and seek guidance and further support as needed
- Experience of working with individuals and groups of staff and patients
- Computer literate
- Able to formulate enteral feeding plans
- Good written and communication skills without the use of AI
- Able to record keep in line with local and HCPC standards
- Good written and verbal skills
- Ability to respond and be flexible to unpredictable circumstances
- Able to take responsibility for own time mamangement and organisation
- Ability to priortise tasks according to urgency
- Able to work in potentially distressing and unpredictable circumstances
- Ability to travel to other georgraphical locations within the NCA footprint in line with service needs
Desirable criteria
- Audit and Research awareness and skills
- Experience edicating MDT, patients, public
- Contribution to audit and/or research
- Experience of working in NHS hospitals or community settings
- Presentation skills
- Involvement in student education
- full uk driving lisence and willingness to use own car for purposes of work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Phill Johnston
- Job title
- Dietetic Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01612065441
- Additional information
Kimberley Kontopantelis
Trauma Dietitian
kimberley.kontopantelis@nca,nhs.uk
Dave Aspinall
CCU Dietitan
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