Frimley Health Foundation Trust has an exciting, fixed term vacancy for a motivated and enthusiastic Dietitian to join our team. The successful applicant will work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary team to support oral and enteral nutrition care in Respiratory and Stroke specialities. You will work with patients whom require complex nutritional care and this is a great opportunity to develop and practice skills and knowledge within these areas of expertise.
Our department is a well-established team with dietitians working within 12 specialities. Our department values each individual within the team by supporting wellbeing, personal development and regular supervision, which creates a supportive team environment. We have a focus on encouraging continued professional development by providing internal and external opportunities for learning.
Main duties of the job
* The main roles and responsibilities will be within Respiratory speciality and this will account for a minimum of 3 days of the role.
* Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments for patients requiring enhanced respiratory support and stroke specialities
* Develop and implement personalised nutrition care plans, including enteral and oral nutritional support
* Collaborate with the MDT to optimise patient care and outcomes
* Provide education and training to dietetics staff, healthcare professionals, and dietetic students
* Lead and participate in service development or quality improvement projects within the respiratory wards
* Manage a complex caseload, ensuring timely and effective nutritional interventions.
* Support the clinical caseload within the stroke speciality by liaising and working alongside the stroke Dietitians and MDT
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job responsibilities
For detailed job description then please refer to attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Recognised degree in nutrition and dietetics
* HCPC registration
* Member of BDA and member of a special interest group
* Attendance at student supervision training
* Attendance of relevant accredited courses
* Nutrition based course post qualification within specialty
Skills and Knowledge
* Relevant post registration clinical dietetic experience
* Training and supervision to support staff and students
* Experience of audit
* Evidence of working as part of an MDT in clinic practice
* Experienced in all aspects of nutrition support - oral, nutrition support and enteral nutrition
Experience
* Ability to communicate sensitive and emotive information to patients
* Able to research evidence based practice and apply to practice
* Good organisation and time management
* Able to prioritise workload and meet clinical needs of patients
* Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£31,364 to £37,667 a yearper annum incl HCAS
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