Advanced Specialist St Marks Gastroenterology Dietitian

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced dietitian to work in the St Marks Dietetic Team. St Marks is a national centre for intestinal failure and gastroenterology and the dietitians are an established and valued part of the MDT. If successful you would be joining a supportive and cohesive St Marks dietetic team consisting of a Consultant Dietitian, a team lead, 5 other band 7 and 2 band 6 dietitians.

Main duties of the job

The post will cover a caseload of inpatients on either the colorectal surgical wards, general surgical/ medical wards or intestinal rehabilitation unit, based at either Central Middlesex Hospital or Northwick Park Hospital. You will be working closely and within the hospital's parenteral nutrition teams, contributing to decisions about the nutritional care of complex cases. In addition, it will include cover for a weekly multidisciplinary nutrition clinic for home parenteral nutrition patients and a dietetic led gastroenterology clinic.

Regular evidence-based groups and breakfast clubssupport the development of clinical skills and audit, and service development is strongly encouraged. You will have the opportunity to actively participate in developing the service both clinically and strategically.Opportunities for education and training are also available.

This post would be ideal for someone with strong gastroenterology, intestinal failure and parenteral nutrition experience. We would be looking for someone with a proactive approach, good time management skills and a team player.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please 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. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.