Dietitian - Truro, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Truro, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Description

Dietitian:

Band 5:

Main area

Dietitians

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Grade

Band 5

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time hours per week (Monday
Friday 95)

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Job ref

Site

Truro Health Park

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Town

Truro

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Salary
- £27,055 - £32,934 Per Annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

21/03/2023 23:59Thank you for your interest in joining us at
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

_ Strategic Themes_

_ Great Care_:

We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

_ Great Organisation__ _**:

We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

_ Great People _:

We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

_ Great Partner_:

With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people's quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._

- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._

Job overview:

We are looking for an enthusiastic innovative Dietitian to work with the Adult Eating Disorders Service as part of the FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders) team.

The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a dietetic service in the county wide Cornwall Adult Eating Disorders Service under the guidance of the lead/ experienced Dietitians and the service manager.

This will require providing one to one consultations, group work and the engagement of multi professional colleagues in the implementation of practice.

You will also be responsible for the supervision of dietetic assistants and contribute to student placements.

Main duties of the job:

To work as part of the Cornwall Dietetic team providing dietetic support and advice to patients and health professionals
To contribute, as appropriate to policy development.
To develop appropriate resources as required.
To assess and treat an agreed caseload of patients under the supervision of a more senior practitioner
To undertake defined patient group sessions in particular the Food Choices psychoeducation group. This should include planning, delivery, and evaluation of the session, providing advice to patients which is clear, consistent and evidence based.
To assist in delivering formal and informal training for other health care professionals and staff groups, including planning, delivery and evaluation.
To assist in the clinical supervision of Dietetic Assistants.
To assist in the clinical supervision of Student Dietitians, after period of developing own skills, including planning of programme during weeks of responsibility
To keep accurate records in accordance with CFT and Health Professions Council regulations/policy.

Working for our organisation:

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us.

As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and ba