An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and dynamic dietitian to join our team at Southend Hospital to provide a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient specialist gastroenterology service to patients requiring dietary support.
In this role you will be the dietetic clinical lead for gastroenterology and have the chance to review and develop the dietetic service in accordance with the service needs and national guidance.
You will work closely with the gastroenterology consultants, clinical nurse specialists, pharmacists, other gastroenterology dietitians across the Trust to help streamline services, as well as other members of the wider MDT. Excellent communication skills and team working are essential to the role.
Please note this post is a 12 month Fixed Term/ Secondment opportunity
You will join our team of 16 dietitians, 1 dietetic assistant and 2 admin support staff to provide a dietetic service for patients with gastroenterology related issues.
Your role will include:
· Cover to the gastroenterology ward, in conjunction with the band 6 gastroenterology dietitian.
· The provision of a specialist gastroenterology clinic and exclusive enteral nutrition clinic for outpatients
· Specialist dietetic responsibility at an advanced level for patients with gastroenterology problems.
· Promoting dietetics and the role of the dietitian in gastroenterology.
· Service review and development.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include:
· Dietetic provision of gastroenterology related outpatient clinics
• To perform advanced dietetic assessments of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions
• To develop and deliver an individualised treatment plan, whilst maintaining accurate patient records
· Management of junior dietetic team members including the supervision and leadership of a band 6 dietitian.
· Training of student dietitians.
Undertaking of audit and research
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr