Senior Dietitian - Medical with interest in hepatology | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 23 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata for part time hours |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2024 |
| Location: | Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP |
| Company: | Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6259288/225-DIV3-6259288 |
Summary
The successful candidate will deliver an evidence based, high quality dietetics service to acute medical inpatients and those with liver disease in Wolverhampton.
Our Nutrition & Dietetic Service has excellent relationships with our MDT colleagues and our well respected team of 35 provide a service to the ethnically diverse populations of Wolverhampton & Cannock. We provide clinical placements for dietetics students throughout the year.
You will be responsible for planning and implementing dietetic care for patients in a variety of settings. You will work with patients and other members of the MDT to optimise outcomes for liver patients. You will also have an inpatient caseload comprising liver and other medical patients.
You will also have an educational & supervisory role, participating in training of student dietitians and other health care professionals; as well as developing junior members of the team.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as“Good”by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
You will be responsible for a clinical caseload of liver patients, and work with patients and carers, MDT colleagues and other agencies to deliver effective evidence based nutrition interventions. You will provide a service to adult inpatient wards and also support the team leader in development of junior colleagues.
In addition to your clinical role you will lead & contribute to a variety of audit and quality improvement projects undertaken by the team. There will be occasional evening work, not expected to exceed 6 sessions per year.
Please see the full job description and person specification attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Jun 2024