Band 5 Dietitian – Cardiology & Cardiothoracic's | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,089 - £41,498 Per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, EC1A 7BE |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6212982/259-6212982SBH |
Summary
To work together with the cardiac dietetic team to provide an effective, flexible clinical dietetic service to Cardiology/Cardiothoracic in-patients and out-patients based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The job will provide a service, alongside the Senior Specialist & Specialist dietitians, to the Barts Heart Centre. The post holder will undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.
This post is part of a wider dietetic team at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital of 18 Dietitians and 2 dietetic support workers forming part of the wider dietetic department across Barts Health NHS Trust
The post holder requires knowledge in nutritional support. This role involves providing a dietetic service to cardiac in-patient wards which includes:
• Performing specialist dietetic assessments of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions to develop and deliver an individualised treatment plan, whilst maintaining accurate patient records
• Being responsible for your own caseload of patients
• Attending MDT meetings, board rounds and complex case reviews
• Promoting dietetics and the role of the dietitian in the cardiac MDT
The role is also responsible for providing a dietetic service to outpatients prior to their cardiothoracic surgery. There is the opportunity to upskill in critical care by completing critical care competencies with the support of senior dietitians. Which, once successfully completed, would see the post holder having a small HDU/ICU caseload if appropriate.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Apr 2024