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Specialist Renal Dietitian | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 September 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 5AN |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6555338/371-CHS672 |
Summary
FIXED TERM - PART TIME ROLE - 18.75 hours per week
SpecialistRenalDietitian(band 6)based atWest Berkshire community hospital &Royal Berkshire Hospital,Reading. Part-time (18.75 hours)
This role isan excellentopportunity to joinourteam as a specialistrenaldietitian.
As the successful candidate, youwouldbe based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital,supporting patientswith kidney disease.Youwouldbe working with patients onhaemodialysisinaMDTsettingtohelpoptimisetheir nutrition.There will also be the opportunity to work alongside renal doctors and nurses in peritoneal dialysis and low clearance clinics.
Youwouldbe joining a team of over 20 committed and welcoming dietitians, who workin a range of specialist areas at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Reading is the largest town in the UK with great shopping, eveningnight lifeandrestaurants,and London is less than half an hour by train.
We are a forward-thinking department that has a strong focus on a patient-centredservice. We encourage service development and have an established quality improvementprogrammedriving the service forward.
The role can accommodate flexible andsomeremote working. We would consider a band 5 applicant who would like to have an accelerated progression to band 6.
• Assessing and supporting patients with chronic kidneydisease
• Specialist interest inrenal dietetics with analmost exclusivelyoutpatient caseload
• Supportingstudents,juniorstaffand other dietitians with specialist knowledge
• Using a Quality Improvementprogrammeto lead service development
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The “must haves” for this role:
• HCPC registered dietitian
• Experience working inthe NHS,with some renal experience preferred but not essential
• Passion for dietetics and a patient-centred focus
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:Jacqui Coppon0118 322 7116or email:Jacqui.Copp@royalberkshire.nhs.ukwhowillbe delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants whererequired.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 Aug 2024
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