Job summary
We have an opportunity for a band 5 dietitian who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, to join our team of 14 dietitians, 4 Dietetic Assistants and 2 Nutrition Specialist Practitioners.
Dietetic specialties provided at Wye Valley NHS Trust include diabetes, gastroenterology, critical care, frailty, paediatrics, oncology, nutrition support, home enteral feeding, renal.
This post is an excellent opportunity to consolidate knowledge and skills.
You will gain experience in a range of inpatient clinical areas including gastroenterology, respiratory, elderly care, acute medicine, and care of the elderly. You will provide outpatient clinics at The County Hospital treating patients with a range of conditions including nutrition support, dysphagia, gastroenterology, weight management, diabetes. You will be supported in your role by specialist dietitians and will have the opportunity to gain experience alongside these through clinical attachments and our preceptorship programme.
You will be involved in student training, audit and service development projects.
We welcome applications from newly qualified and soon to qualify dietitians as well as dietitians looking to consolidate their experience. Part - time working can be considered.
For further information or an informal chat please contact: Sarah Seed, Clinical Manager Dietetics
Main duties of the job
- Provide a professional dietetic service for a range of general medical and surgical in-patients and outpatients at The County Hospital, Hereford and community hospitals in Herefordshire.
- To undertake dietetic clinics
- Assess and treat own workload of patients/clients and maintain associated records, with support as necessary from senior colleagues.
- Liaises with dietetic colleagues and other members of hospital staff as necessary, e.g. medical, nursing, catering and other health professionals.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.
Details
Date posted
03 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-IC-5538529
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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