Location: EastOxford Health Centre, OX4 1XD
Ward/Dept:Community Nutrition andDietetics
Hours:Full time Up to 37.5 hours per week
ShiftPattern: Mon - Fri Start from8am onwards, finish 5.30pm at the latest
Pay RatesDay: £22.99 per hour
Why might this job interest you?
Oxford Health NHS Trust are currentlylooking for an experienced Dietician to join their team in Oxford. If you arelooking to develop your NHS experience and provide dietary care with thesupport of working within a multidisciplinary team then please do apply!
Main duties of the job
Provide a dietetic service and give nutritionaladvice to adult and paediatric patients, with a range of conditions, in theprimary care setting. This includes the assessment and treatment of patientsand working as an integral member of the MDT to provide a flexible, prioritisedservice based on clinical need.
Be an integral member of the team sharing thecaseload for home enterally fed patients both in the clinic setting andconducting home visits for patients in their own homes/nursing homes.
Set up and lead specific patient caseload groupsto facilitate and educate in key aspects of clinical nutrition as required.
Design individual client-centred treatmentplans. This will involve nutritional assessment and calculation of nutritionalrequirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry,clinical condition and diet history.
Negotiate on-going dietary adjustments withpatients based upon the patients agenda, biochemistry, metabolic status,clinical condition and priorities.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Experience
* Previous NHS experience is desirable but not essential.
Qualifications
* HCPC registered.
* BSc (Hons) Nutrition / Dietetics degree or post graduate diploma or equivalent.
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.
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