Highly Specialist Dietitian - Critical care | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL1 2JH |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6175808/236-OCO-P137-24 |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian with some general experience in ward work to join our team and contribute to the service provided to our 22 bedded critical care unit. This is an exciting time to work at Oldham Hospital following the development of our new colorectal surgical unit. You will be responsible for managing an inpatient caseload of patients requiring Enteral, Parenteral and Oral Nutritional support on both the critical care unit, alongside the advanced clinical lead dietitian, and on general wards. Experience in critical care is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.
Provision of the daily dietetic service to the critical care unit, including the use of indirect calorimetry
Attendance at weekly MDT meetings, and AHP MDT meetings
Contributing to the service provided to patients receiving parenteral nutrition across the hospital
Participating in regular ward education of critical care staff
Training of student dietitians on placements 1, 2 and 3
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/working-with-us/our-values/
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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