Tier 3 Weight Management Dietitian - Band 5

Job summary

Locum Adult Dietitian- Band 5

We are seeking an enthusiastic dietitian to join our newly commissioned Tier 3 Weight Management Service in Croydon.

This new service is supportive and always seeking ways to improve. The Team has a highly Specialist Dietitian, a Psychologist and a Physiotherapist. The Tier 3 team are also supported by a Dietetic Therapy Practitioner, a Service Co-ordinator and administrator.

The wider dietetic team within the Trust has 14 dietitians covering acute, community, paediatric and Learning disability, and prescribing support. The dietetic team also supported by Dietetic assistants and administrators.

Clinical supervision, monthly journal club, in service monthly CPD is well established and we take placement 1, 2 and 3 students.

Interview Date TBC

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist dietary advice within the Tier 3 obesity service based on clinical evidence for clinical caseload of patients, with a range of clinical conditions and needs, associated with morbid obesity.

To deliver group sessions and one to one sessions for patients on the pathway; both in-person and via MS Teams or other virtual appointment solutions.To collaboratively formulate and implement plans for the client's problems and challenges, and employing methods based on evidence of efficacy. To help undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions dietary aspects of risk assessment and risk management, escalating to the Service Lead Dietitian as appropriate.To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options as part of the MDT.To contribute on dietetic aspects to the multidisciplinary team through attendance and participation in multidisciplinary team meetings.To participate in health promotion activities as identified by the Operational & Clinical Lead for Dietetics.To fulfil any other duties delegated by the Operational & Clinical Lead for Dietetics.To actively participate in dietetic student training.

About us

We runtwo hospitals, to care for Croydon residents north and south of the borough. Our dedicated community services also cover every corner of the borough, including specialist home treatment for children with cancer and adults with long-term conditions.

Our main campus, Croydon University Hospital, is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and often receives more ambulances than many major trauma centres. The hospital provides more than 100 specialist services, including 24/7 maternity care.

We also provide health services to some of the most vulnerable in our community, including asylum seekers and people experiencing homelessness.

The Trust has one of the most diverse workforce profiles in the capital, with more than half of its staff from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic groups - almost twice the national average - reflecting the diverse communities it cares for.

At the same time, we areincreasing ourrole as an anchor intuition at the heart of thelocal community. As the borough's largest employer, this includes supporting local business through kick-starters and apprenticeships to increase employment, and working with local universities to train the next generation of health and care workers in Croydon.

As part of the'One Croydon Alliance,'we are closing the gaps between services for local people by working together to provide more holistic care for patients, keep people well and create opportunities for staff.