Job overview
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for a new role of First Contact Practitioner – Dietitian with the York Integrated Care Team (YICT )
The YICT was initiated by Priory Medical Group who designed, developed and implemented the care model which was born from the views of the local community who said they wanted fast access to care and support and to only have to tell their story once.
The York Integrated care Team aims to:
for further details on YICT please click on the link
You will also be joining a growing team of over 30 Dietitians in the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a forward thinking Nutrition and Dietetic department, which is valued and respected throughout the Care system and crosses many specialities and localities.
The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The role will primarily focus on dietetic intervention, education and training in relation to frail adults and older people including those who require nutrition support and live with a care home setting covering patients attached to Priory Medical Group, Haxby Group (York) and York medical group.
We will support you within a friendly dietetic team. You will have opportunity to work alongside a network of well-established Multidisciplinary Team within the York Integrated Care Team. We will provide training to develop your skills and knowledge.
Patients receive dietetic input in a variety of settings including Care homes, GP practices, virtual and telephone appointments.
The department places a strong emphasis on clinical and peer support and supervision, and has a well established programme facilitating the training of placement A, B, and C dietetic students. We are also involved in delivering a variety of rolling training programmes for other healthcare professionals across the Trust, relating to nutritional care. The successful candidate will be involved in these important aspects of learning and development.
Working for our organisation
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York – consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale – an area covering 3,400 square miles.
Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Additional contact information:
Contact name: Dr Emma Olandj
Contact job title: GP Priory Medical Group
Contact email address:
or
Contact name: Dr Sarah Baker
Contact job title: Dietetic Professional Lead
Contact email address:
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description .
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind ; we are open ; and we pursue excellence .
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Covid-19 Vaccinations
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against Covid -19. This remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
DBS Checks
Under our criminal records check policy, we will re-claim the cost of DBS checks (where required for a role) on the commencement of your employment. Further details will be set out with your offer of employment. Volunteers and Bank roles are exempted from charges.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check – basic, standard and enhanced.
The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or email .
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameSally Ann RichardsonJob titleAHP OperationalEmail addressAdditional information
Dr Sarah Baker – Dietetic Professional Lead
Dr Emma Olandj – GP Priory Medical Group
