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Community Dietitian Nutritional Support | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,306 - £39,027 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2024 |
| Location: | St Annes, FY8 2EP |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6448544/382-CS124-24 |
Summary
Self motivated and enjoy a challenge? Good team player? Able to think on your feet and use sound clinical reasoning?
We looking for a band 6 dietitian to work in our community team with emphasis on nutritional support with an interest in gastroenterology .
As a Trust, we recommend that individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
You would provide dietary therapy to a range of patients who require nutritional support , in particular with gastroenterology conditions. There would also be patients with a variety of long term conditions including respiratory , neurological and those with cognitive issues. Using established links you will provide education to NHS staff and paid carers on nutritional support especially focusing on food first strategies
You will be working face to face with patients in clinic and domiciliary settings as well as via phone and video calls
There are strong links to the hospital nutrition support team dietitians for support and supervision and home enteral feeding dietitians for patients with complex feeding needs conditions.
Full support and induction into the role will be available
We are committed to safe caseload management, student training and CPD opportunities
We are happy to offer flexible working and are able to support both face to face and remote working for clinical and non-clinical activity.
See our website for a look at what we do at
www.bfwh.nhs.uk/our-services/community-nutrition-and-dietetics/
Follow us on twitter @DieteticsBFWH
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Job Purpose
• To play an active role along with other dietetic colleagues in the provision of evidence based nutrition and behaviour change theory within the Community Dietetic Team within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other contracted users of the service.
• To provide an evidence based service along with other band 7 and band 6 Dietitians to the using knowledge, skills and experience as an independent practitioner.
Working relationships
• Provides specialist advice to patients, carers, community services e.g. GPs, community organisations, nurses. AHPS and other dietitians.
• To work with dietetic colleagues to share knowledge and develop nutritional standards, protocols, and guidelines within weight management which can be implemented Trust-wide.
Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Jul 2024
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