Dietitian

Job summary

Graduate/ band 5 dietitian - 22.5 hours per week

We can offer experiences in general adult dietetics in a friendly and supportive environment. As a department of 32 dietitians across two general hospital sites, we can offer shadowing and learning practical skills in general dietetics at band 5 level. Our experienced team contributes to national dietetic specialist groups, publishes articles and presents at the BDA research symposium/ clinical conferences.

We actively encourage audit and service development, and offer mentoring programmes for newly qualified dietitians, CPD, and regular team meetings. You will be involved in student training as we offer Coventry University A, B, C student placements. Band 5s also undertake various talks to patient groups and clinical staff. General outpatient clinics are available if you would like to combine both inpatient and outpatient work.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or get further information, or to discuss how we could accommodate your clinical interests, please contact: Carl Robinson, General Team Lead carl.robinson@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To manage a caseload of patients offering evidence-based dietetic advice and/or patient centred principles within designated ward areas and in out-patient clinics.

To provide dietetic intervention to patients on a wide range of therapeutic diets in a timely way by working as a member of the dietetic team and other health care professionals.

To take responsibility for prioritising and managing workload, seeking guidance from senior staff whenever required.

To train and update healthcare professionals on nutrition related topics.

To contribute to the Therapy Clinical Governance agenda to further improve the quality of the service.

To provide dietetic advice to patients including group education sessions to help deliver a responsive dietetic service provision.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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