Acute Adult Dietitian

Job summary

Acute Adult Dietitian (Band 5) based at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.

This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated dietitian just starting their career who has excellent communication skills and a passion for patient centred care.

As the successful candidate, you will be based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital providing a dietetic service across the range of acute adult inpatients and general outpatients, working closely with your MDT colleagues including consultants and specialist nurses.

This role will provide you with excellent and supported professional and personal development. As part of the team you will have opportunities to be involved with the training of dietetic students, other dietitians and healthcare professions. There are also opportunities to get involved with audit, research and service development

You would be joining a team of over 20 committed and welcoming dietitians, who work in a range of specialist areas at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Reading is the largest town in the UK with great shopping, nightlife, restaurants and London is less than half an hour by train.

We are a forward thinking department that has a strong focus on a patient centred service. We encourage service development and have an established quality improvement programme driving the service forward.

Full time (37.5 hours) hours are available for this role.

Main duties of the job

You will be based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading working closely with consultants, and ward staff to assess and advice patients. Our service uses a range of consultation settings to support our patients at all stages along their treatment pathway. Some of the areas of work include:

• Being part of the MDT in assessing nutritional status

• Advising and supporting patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings

• Supporting the training of dietetic students

• Implementing Quality Improvement programme to lead service development

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites