Specialist Dietitian for Gastroenterology | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EA |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6217662/372-COM2308 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative, enthusiastic and knowledgeable Dietitian, to become part of a friendly and supportive Dietetic department and a valued and integral member of the MDT providing support to gastroenterology patients.
The successful candidate will work with an established and experienced team who are friendly, supportive and committed to excellent outcomes for our patients. The successful candidate will work with an experienced gastro Dietitian covering inpatient and outpatient work. There is the opportunity to be involved in multidisciplinary research projects and the team are currently about to participate in the OCEAN trial.
The successful candidate would have a comprehensive clinical dietetic knowledge and be able to conduct independent clinics, facilitate patient education and support groups and provide dietetic advice and support.
Interested candidates are advised to look to the job description and person specification found alongside this advert for a full and detailed description of duties, roles and responsibilities associated with this post. For the right applicant we would consider a Band 5 to Band 6 development post and to be considered for this you will need to have completed post registration experience in the NHS.
Applicants must have had Dietetic experience in the NHS at under graduate or post graduate level - interviews will be held on Tuesday 4th June 2024 and will be in person/face-to-face.
This specialist post requires someone with vision and enthusiasm to continue shaping and developing the dietetic service to this patient group. You will support nutritional needs during inpatient episodes of care providing advice on range of gastro conditions including high output stoma, short bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal obstruction/perforation, decompensated liver disease and Inflammatory bowel disease. You will deliver specialist gastro dietetic clinics advising on a range of gastro conditions including functional bowel disorder, coeliac disease, pancreatitis, bile acid malabsorption and providing the FODMAP service. There is a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary projects and the whole team, including very supportive consultants, are well motivated to achieve quality, evidence based care. The inpatient service is involved with care of clients with eating disorders who require nutritional support prior to transfer to tertiary centre for ongoing support.
Enthusiasm for service improvement and audit are vital and open approach to new ways of working to meet the needs of our population.
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
You will need to be an excellent communicator, have strong interpersonal, organisational skills and the ability to work flexibly under your own initiative, as well as part of a team. You will need to have a relevant degree/diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics and be registered with the HCPC. You must be enthusiastic, proactive and conscientious. Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information on this
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 May 2024
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