Job overview
We are looking for two enthusiastic, self-motivated Dietitians to join our friendly team at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust. As one of the busiest acute trusts in London, based across Queen’s Hospital in Romford, and King George Hospital in Goodmayes, our department includes Dietitians with specialist skills in oncology, advanced nutrition support, surgery, gastroenterology, stroke/neurosciences, critical care and paediatrics.
The post offers an excellent opportunity for band 5 Dietitians to consolidate or expand their experience in the acute setting, over three rotations across our two hospitals. You will work closely with our Specialist Dietitians to develop your knowledge and skills, with responsibility for a designated inpatient and outpatient clinical caseload.
We are committed to professional and personal development so you will benefit from many opportunities to participate in service improvement, whilst being supported to progress your own career objectives. The department is actively involved in education of other health care professionals and students; you will be expected to participate in this training.
A recognised degree/diploma in Dietetics including eligibility to register with the HCPC is essential, alongside proven communication, teamworking and clinical skills, across a variety of disease states and dietetic therapies.
Main duties of the job
To be an integrated member of the Nutrition and Dietetic Team, providing a Nutrition and Dietetic Service to Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner for a designated inpatient and outpatient clinical caseload.
To actively participate in service improvement and development of own area to provide a high quality, efficient and effective patient service.
To act as an expert advisor within own area to patients, carers, voluntary groups, social services and healthcare professionals, within and external to the organisation.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Degree in Dietetics or equivalent
2. HCPC Registration
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. Experience of working with a variety of inpatients in the NHS acute setting in particular care of the elderly, and nutrition support on general medical and surgical wards
4. Experience of covering outpatient clinics and cardiac rehab talks
Desirable criteria
5. Recent post qualification dietetic
6. Audit and research experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.