An opportunity has arisen for a full time (1.0 WTE) Band 5 dietitian to join our inpatient team at Lincoln County Hospital. This would suit someone looking to further develop their dietetic skills and gain experience working with service users with a range of health conditions. The hospital services covered would include: surgery, frailty, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, medical, neurology and oncology. Dietary recommendations can include the use of nutritional supplements and enteral feeding. There is also the opportunity to provide a dietetic outpatient clinic, which would give further variety in dietary management and professional development. There would be regular support with personal development goals and clinical supervision. This role will involve team working and providing training for health professionals and students. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate excellent clinical, communication and organisational skills. They will be responsible for managing their own workload, including a caseload of patients. This will involve using professional development opportunities to regularly updating their clinical knowledge and skills. They should have a compassionate and pro-active approach to patient-centred dietetic care and when contributing to service development/audit. They will need to be able to work independently and as part of a team. Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services. Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county. This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations. The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG). For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Murray Job title: Acute Team Lead Dietitian Email address: rachel.murray@ulh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01522 573418