About this role
Job summary
Are you looking for your first clinical post or a new challenge? We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our large, friendly dietetic team at Northwick Park Hospital. We are looking for an individual with excellent communication, time management and team working skills to work in our large and dynamic team of Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants.
Northwick Park has a wide variety of specialties including Critical Care, Stroke, Head and Neck Oncology, Gastroenterology, Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for a combination of inpatient wards and out-patient clinics. You will have a varied and interesting clinical caseload with a mixture of medical, respiratory, surgical orthopaedics and care of the elderly wards. Your development will be fully encouraged and supported with preceptorship, regular supervision and training as required. Our band 5 posts include rotations within the specialities of Stroke, Head and Neck oncology, Diabetes and Paediatrics.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Education Essential
Dietetic degree or equivalent HCPC registration
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Knowledge of oral and enteral nutritional support Experience of managing a caseload of in and out patients CPD Teamwork Audits/Research Ethnic diets Accurate records and stats
Desirable
Home Enteral feeding discharge Developing resources
Skills Essential
Excellent written and oral communication Communication barriers/difficulties Excellent interpersonal skills Excellent organisation Presentations Time management
Desirable
Anthropometrics
Personal qualities Essential
prioritisation initiative IT skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)