Specialist Weight Management Dietitian

Specialist Weight Management Dietitian Salford, North West England, England

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
Full Time Salford, North West England, England 35392 - 42618 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond – come and take your place with us.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to work as a specialist dietitian working with patients with severe and complex obesity. The team provides support to the Tier 3 weight management service and also pre and post op support to patients in tier 4, requiring Bariatric surgery.

The complex nature of patients means that there is good and established MDT working to ensure our patients are able to have their complex needs met. We are a forward-thinking team, keen to develop and improve the face of dietetics to ensure the highest level of patient care and as such we use innovative remote monitoring technology alongside more traditional care delivery practices. We work flexibly to provide the most appropriate care to our patients. We provide outpatients care in face to face clinics, remote online consultations, telephone consultations and virtual group sessions. We also work in the acute setting, providing support to patients that have had bariatric surgery, and use nutrition support techniques to support those who may experience post operative complications.

As obesity is a chronic condition, it is often seen alongside other illness, so skills and experience in other areas or dietetics are beneficial. We see patients with Kidney disease awaiting transplant, patients from other specialities (e.g. orthopaedics / gynaecology / endocrinology / colorectal) waiting for surgery, fertility treatment etc, so our work load is variable and can be challenging.


Main duties of the job

Working with patients who have a range of complex needs to achieve their weight management objectives using appropriate, evidenced based strategies across a range of settings; for example using injectable therapies alongside behaviour change techniques. The role also includes preparing patients for bariatric surgery, and supporting them afterwards to achieve safe, lifelong weight loss.
To deliver specialist clinical work as part of the multidisciplinary team providing specialist Dietetic care and contributing to patient outcomes. You will regularly work alongside Consultant Endocrinologist and Psychologists.

Whilst this is a static position within the weight management team the successful applicant could move into the rotation program in the future if desired.

The team sits within the wider Salford dietetic service of over 50 dietitians and dietetic assistants which includes team members who have completed Advanced Practice, PhD and Prescribing courses and as a department we continually strive to improve the quality of care for our patients by way of QI and research projects, audit and innovation. The sever and complex obesity team have presented work at national conferences, submitted publications and are also involved in student training, both in the hospital and at 2 universities.


Working for our organisation

Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

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

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Person specification

Service development

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of contributing to audit and/or service development

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc MSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or post graduate qualification in Dietetics
  • Professional Registration
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant postgraduate training
  • PENG qualification
  • Other Health or nutrition related qualification
  • CBT training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad range of postgraduate experience
Desirable criteria
  • Specific post-graduate experience working within weight management/bariatrics
  • Parenteral nutrition

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Nutritional assessment techniques and action plan development
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using CBT/motivational interviewing

Team working

Essential criteria
  • MDT working
  • Intra and inter-professional working

professional development

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of CPD activities
Desirable criteria
  • Contribution to local or national events
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.

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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.

Specialist Weight Management Dietitian
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Manchester, United Kingdom
Owen Williams
Unknown / Non-Applicable
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
2017
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