Community and Mental Health Dietitian - Band 5 progression role
| Posting date: | 06 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2024 |
| Location: | Harlow, CM18 7BL |
| Company: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6601828/364-A-8188 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian to join our busy and friendly EPUT Dietetic Team in West Essex. EPUT is an integrated Community and Mental Health Trust and we are looking for an enthusiastic HCPC registered Dietitian for this developmental post providing a service to both our community and adult mental health services. The post is nominally based at the Latton Bush Centre, Harlow, but will cover a wider geographic area including Epping Forest, Harlow and Saffron Walden.
At Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) we are keen to recruit, retain and further aid the development of enthusiastic and confident dietitians. This post presents the opportunity to gain or extend your experience in community and mental health settings and would be suitable for a newly qualified dietitian or a dietitian keen to gain or extend current experience. This is a developmental post with the intention of progressing to Band 6 once all competencies are met.
The post will offer dietetic expertise to service users, carers and other health care professionals in a variety of settings including trust premises and community locations. Our Community service supports patients in their own homes and Nursing/Residential Homes and includes our Home Enteral Feeding Service. We provide a service to local GP practices that may include general as well as diabetes clinics. The post may also include cover for our cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation groups.
Depending on level of specialism and mental health experience you will provide nutritional or dietetic advice, treatment and support to service users taking into account their mental, psychological, emotional and physical needs. This is a development post and support will be provided from the EPUT West Essex dietetic team, mental health dietitians across EPUT as well as other professions specialising in mental health and AHP leads.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
EPUT is very supportive of career development and progression and continuous professional development is high on the agenda – both within and outside the Trust. Theremay be opportunities to gain experience with or shadow our X-PERT diabetes group education programmes and specialist gastroenterology clinics for example.You will also take an active part in the provision of training for dietetic students from the University of Hertfordshire.
The post will support PCNs across West Essex to deliver the West Essex One Health and Care Partnerships Out of Hospital strategy and adopt the principles of population health management to support and improve the health and wellbeing of the West Essex PCN population addressing health inequalities and tackling the underlying causes of ill health.
This is an exciting role within a friendly and supportive team, with great opportunities for professional development. If you are interested in this post, have any questions or wish to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact Bridie Holland, Team Lead Dietitian on 01279 827621 (bridieholland@nhs.net).
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Sep 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian to join our busy and friendly EPUT Dietetic Team in West Essex. EPUT is an integrated Community and Mental Health Trust and we are looking for an enthusiastic HCPC registered Dietitian for this developmental post providing a service to both our community and adult mental health services. The post is nominally based at the Latton Bush Centre, Harlow, but will cover a wider geographic area including Epping Forest, Harlow and Saffron Walden.
At Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) we are keen to recruit, retain and further aid the development of enthusiastic and confident dietitians. This post presents the opportunity to gain or extend your experience in community and mental health settings and would be suitable for a newly qualified dietitian or a dietitian keen to gain or extend current experience. This is a developmental post with the intention of progressing to Band 6 once all competencies are met.
The post will offer dietetic expertise to service users, carers and other health care professionals in a variety of settings including trust premises and community locations. Our Community service supports patients in their own homes and Nursing/Residential Homes and includes our Home Enteral Feeding Service. We provide a service to local GP practices that may include general as well as diabetes clinics. The post may also include cover for our cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation groups.
Depending on level of specialism and mental health experience you will provide nutritional or dietetic advice, treatment and support to service users taking into account their mental, psychological, emotional and physical needs. This is a development post and support will be provided from the EPUT West Essex dietetic team, mental health dietitians across EPUT as well as other professions specialising in mental health and AHP leads.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
EPUT is very supportive of career development and progression and continuous professional development is high on the agenda – both within and outside the Trust. Theremay be opportunities to gain experience with or shadow our X-PERT diabetes group education programmes and specialist gastroenterology clinics for example.You will also take an active part in the provision of training for dietetic students from the University of Hertfordshire.
The post will support PCNs across West Essex to deliver the West Essex One Health and Care Partnerships Out of Hospital strategy and adopt the principles of population health management to support and improve the health and wellbeing of the West Essex PCN population addressing health inequalities and tackling the underlying causes of ill health.
This is an exciting role within a friendly and supportive team, with great opportunities for professional development. If you are interested in this post, have any questions or wish to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact Bridie Holland, Team Lead Dietitian on 01279 827621 (bridieholland@nhs.net).
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Sep 2024