Job overview
Are you a registered dietitian looking for a new opportunity? Would you like to advance your career by working for and learning from one of the largest acute teaching hospital Trusts in the UK?
This is an exciting opportunity for a band with experience or band dietitian to develop knowledge and skills in renal dietetics, with training and support provided.
You will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive team of specialist renal dietitians working within The Oxford Kidney Unit. Based at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford we provide a regional renal service for Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Swindon. You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team who value and respect the role of the Dietitian. The caseload will be varied, gaining expertise in renal and transplant inpatients, outpatients and dialysis unit.
As a valued member of our team, you will receive:
· Flexible working, including opportunities for home working
· Clinical supervision and support from experienced and specialist dietitians
· Dedicated time for professional and service development
· Regular appraisals and personalised development plan
· Access to a range of CPD opportunities, the Oxford AHPs Research & Innovation Unit, and Bodleian Library collection.
Main duties of the job
· Shared responsibility for the renal dietetic care of peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis and home haemodialysis patients
· Low clearance and general nephrology patients in outpatient clinics
· Inpatients on the renal ward and transplant ward at The Churchill Hospital, Oxford
· Provide a renal dietetic service to a satellite unit, including dialysis unit and outpatient clinics, once individualised training has been completed in Oxford
· Contribute to the dietetic service for patients who have had a kidney transplant, simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant, pancreas alone transplant or pancreatic islet transplantation
· Working as a member of the renal dietitian team and large renal and transplant MDTs
· Taking the lead on corporate departmental projects
· Advising and teaching medical and nursing staff on the dietary management of renal disease and nutritional support
· Advising and teaching patients and carers how to manipulate their diet to best achieve acceptable biochemistry and good nutrition
· Furthering best practice by current clinical evidence and develop departmental guidelines and standards
· Responsibility for providing dietetic support for other specialities as required
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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