Specialist Community Dietitian | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Ashford, TN254AZ |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6251127/846-6251127-CF |
Summary
Looking for a band 6 Community post working for an ‘Outstanding’ rated Trust?
We can tick all the boxes! #cometocommunity
We have ahybridworking role available for a Specialist Community Dietitian.
Maybe you’re a Dietitian looking for your next step on the ladder, just looking for a change or flexible working has become more of a priority. It might be that you haven’t really considered a community Dietitian role before and are considering a change from acute based work. If so, we’d like to challenge you to get in touch and have a go at developing your skills within our community team. We are especially seeking dietitians interested in developing their skills in diabetes management.
You will be part of a large and supportive Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service in KCHFT working across Kent. Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics currently employs over 50 dietetic staff in four different teams. We also believe that clinicians should focus on clinical work and hence we have invested in a very supportive administration team.
You'll benefit from:
• Interesting clinical work where you can really see the difference your dietetics advice makes to patients’ lives
• Working alongside multi disciplinary colleagues in weekly PCN-led Diabetes clinics
• Varied combination of face to face appointments, plus virtual clinics whilst working remotely from home
• Opportunity to develop skills in providing structured Diabetes patient group education
• Regular CPD opportunities in-service and externally to support your development
• Opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in specialties of diabetes and obesity and gastroenterology whilst supported by our highly specialist leads
• Easy access to a wide range of specialist colleagues for supervision and advice
• Be involved in exciting service quality improvement (QI) projects where your opinions and input will be welcomed and valued
• Flexible working opportunities to help with work/life balance.
• Friendly team and supportive managers
• A dynamic, forward-thinking community Dietetics team in an ‘Outstanding’ rated NHS Trust!
Additional Working Pattern: core hours between Monday to Friday
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community differencehere.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024