Dietitian
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Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Dietitian join our dietetic team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital. We have a vacancy for a full-time (1.0wte) B5 Dietitian to join our community dietetic team. The role offers a wide range of benefits including the opportunity for flexible working, hybrid working, and many professional development opportunities.
The post holder will work both autonomously and as part of our Community Dietetic team. We offer support to a range of patients in care-homes and the community requiring nutrition support advice, enteral feeding, and those with complex needs who are unable to attend outpatient clinics. The team provide support to Walton and Woking community hospitals, as well as education and training to meet care-home needs. The team works closely with SLT colleagues, health care professionals, palliative care teams, carers and patients to ensure that patients receive optimum levels of appropriate nutrition and hydration, provided in a safe and supported environment.
CPD and quality improvement projects are encouraged within our team, to support personal and professional growth.The post holder will have the opportunity to gain speciality experience in areas such as bariatric surgery, stroke, critical care, paediatrics and diabetes to further enhance skills.
Dietetic students in their final degree year are invited to apply.
For further information please contact: Natasha Mir Therapy Manager, Dietetics and SLT natashamir@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The Community Dietetic team form part of the Ashford and St Peter's Dietetic Department to provide nutrition and dietetic services to CSH Surrey Community Hospitals' in-patients, Care Home and community-based patients in need of dietetic advice and review. This includes establishing and monitoring home based patients on enteral feeds.
As a practitioner with a high degree of autonomy you will take responsibility for planning and delivering your own caseload acting as a source of expertise on dietetic/nutritional management to patients, carers, GPs, consultants as well as other health care professionals in both hospital and community settings.
The successful candidate will be play an active role within the general functioning of the Dietetic Department, including contributing to student training, audits and service improvement projects.
Flexibility, and good organisational and prioritisation skills are essential to this community-based role. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent team working skills and enthusiasm. The post holder must have a valid UK licence and access to a car.
We are keen to support your development. We offer regular supervision and a robust appraisal system; in addition, we encourage and support CPD and quality improvement project opportunities such as our 'mini' rotation programme and department wide joint learning sessions
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Details
Date posted
28 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,828 to £36,311 a year pa inc. HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
323-AHP7516-KP
Job locations
Ashford and St Peter's Hospital
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
Employer details
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ashford and St Peter's Hospital
Chertsey
KT16 0PZ
Employer's website
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