Community Dietitian Enteral Feeding (Band 5)

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Job OverviewAre you a newly qualified Band 5 dietitian looking for a varied and exciting dietetic position in Somerset? Are you keen to have a broad variety of experience whilst working in a supportive team?We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible dietitian to join our progressive Community Team within Somerset NHS Foundation Trust on a 12 month fixed term basis. This post is an excellent opportunity to gain experience of working in both the Home Enteral Tube Feeding team as well as the community dietetic service, providing dietetic advice to a wide range of patients in a variety of settings (remote, clinic and face to face).Somerset dietitians provide a wide range of specialist dietetic services in both the Acute and Community setting and you will have an opportunity to spend time with the specialist teams as part of your CPD.The successful applicant will have proven experience within a nutrition and dietetics healthcare setting from their work or clinical placements, underpinned by a relevant degree/diploma and HPC registration. The ability to work independently as well as part of a supportive team is essential.Whether you are a Band 5 looking to progress your professional career or a newly qualified dietitian, we want to hear from you.Main duties of the jobYou will provide dietetic care to tube fed patients in the community (remote appointments, clinic and home settings) under the care of the Home Enteral Tube Feeding Service with a range of long term conditions. You will be responsible for organising and managing your own HETF caseload.You will also provide a dietetic service to GP referrals for a wide range of clinical conditions. This is currently provided on a remote (via video/ telephone) and face to face in county wide clinics and home visits. The caseload is varied and will be an excellent opportunity to build on your student or previous experience.As this post will require a significant amount of travel you will need to have a full driving licence and access to a car (with the appropriate business insurance) in order to be able to travel efficiently to different places.Working for our organisationSomerset is a beautiful rural county close to the popular holiday destinations of Devon and Cornwall.Please note: If you are successful for interview, you will be required to bring the following with you: Proof of any essential qualifications stated on the Job Description, proof of NHS payslip if coming from another NHS Organisation and all ID to prove your identity and Right to Work (More details will follow for successful applicants invited to interview)Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading. Benefits With this in mind, we offer a range of staff benefits including We recognise that our staff are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our staff. Excellent annual leave entitlement, Enhanced rates of pay, NHS Pension Scheme, Free parking on most of our sites, NHS discounts, Training and development.Paid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified staffOur values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading.BenefitsWith this in mind, we offer a range of colleague benefits includingWe recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our colleagues.Excellent annual leave entitlementEnhanced rates of payNHS Pension SchemeFree parking on most of our sitesNHS discountsTraining and developmentFlexible workingPaid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified colleaguesFor more information please contact the recruitment team via email: SomersetNHSJobs@SomersetFT.nhs.ukBy submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable), any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing and with the Data Protection Act (2018) standards especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data ( sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). Other principles under Data Protection will be observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII).Our trust has been awarded HSJ Mental Health Trust of the Year for 2021, This award follows a busy time for Somerset FT, now in its second year as a trust providing mental health and learning disability services, community and acute hospital services following a merger in April 2020. For more information on this fantastic award, please click herePlease Note: Our Trust is undergoing a merger to enable Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to become one combined organisation in April 2023. If you are successful in securing employment with the Trust we wanted to make you aware of this proposed merger. If this merger is confirmed, your employment will continue as part of the newly formed Trust.