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Senior Specialist Dietitian for Adult Cystic Fibrosis | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	27 February 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£46,148 - £52,809 Per annum (pro rata)
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	29 March 2025
Location:	Manchester, M23 9LT
Company:	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6965865/349-WTWA-6965865

Summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a proactive and motivated Dietitian to join the Manchester Adults Cystic Fibrosis Centre (MACFC) as a Senior Specialist Dietitian for up to 11 months, as cover for maternity leave.

The MACFC cares for 500 adults with cystic fibrosis who live in the Northwest region of the UK, providing a high-quality patient focused service, with a national and international reputation for research. The MACFC has a strong commitment to the development of both patient services and staff. The dietetic teamconsists of aLead Dietitian, 3 Senior Specialist CF Dietitians and 3 Specialist CF Dietitians . The team sits independent to the main dietetic department within the MACFC.We are a forward thinking, innovative team committed to continuous professional development. we are an established provided of student training.

Enthusiasm and a keen interest in cystic fibrosis are vital. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills and have previous experience in supervision of junior staff. Previous clinical experience in nutritional support, enteral feeding, and diabetes are essential. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate effective communication, a flexible attitude, and an ability to prioritise and manage a busy complex caseload. Excellent personal and team working skills are essential. Experience in audit, quality improvement and research are desirable.



· Provide an efficient and high quality specialised dietetic service for patients with cystic fibrosis.

· As a highly experienced autonomous practitioner assess, request diagnostic tests for, diagnose and treat patients within their own case load of inpatients and/or outpatients/in individual and group settings.

· To be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team.

· To support the lead dietitian with the management and development of clinical services to patients attending the Manchester Adult Cystic (MACFC).

· Manage and provide leadership for qualified dietitians in MACFC and supervise students.

· Identify, co-ordinate and undertake continual professional development, audit, research activities and in-service training within MACFC.

· Identify and progress opportunities for service development within MACFC dietetics.

· Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work, working to agreed national and professional standards.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Thursday 13 Mar 2025

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