About this role
Job summary
Are you looking for a new and exciting role? We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our Dietetic Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting and innovative Band 6 Specialist Dietitian post working within secondary care across East Sussex.
As a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian within ESHT you will be supported in the Acute settings. Duties include providing specialist advice to Stroke, Frailty, Surgery, Gastroenterology, ITU and Orthopaedics inpatients in the Acute Hospitals.
You will liaise closely with the patients' relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning. You will also provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT.
Our supportive Dietetic Department includes over 40 clinicians and associated staff working across the specialities of community nutrition support, diabetes, gastroenterology, inpatients, intensive care, oncology, paediatrics, prescribing support and rehabilitation. Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) dietitians, apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Practitioner (AP) dietitians. We promote and value a strong focus on health and wellbeing in our team, including through social events and activities.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, gastroenterology patients and rehab inpatients.
To provide leadership support to the Clinical Leads within the Team and support junior members of staff through clinical supervision and line management duties.
To provide relevant training to Nursing staff, Catering staff, patients and their carers and third sector organisations.
To develop and audit resources to support and identify educational development within East Sussex Healthcare, acting as a resource for specialist information.
To support training and supervision of student dietitians during their clinical placements.
To work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required.
To undertake regular audit of services provided.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
4 year degree in Dietetics or equivalent Current State Registration with Health Professional Council Evidence of further postgraduate experience in specialist area
Desirable
Postgraduate training in behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques
Experience Essential
Minimum of 18 months in general dietetic practice. Experience of enteral nutrition. Undertaking new patient assessment and treatment Conducting patient and other health professional group education Training of Student Dietitians Computer aided dietary assessment
Desirable
Experience of assessing and treating Surgical patients Experience of treating patients on parenteral nutrition
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Eastbourne District General
King's Drive
Eastbourne
BN21 2UD
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)