We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 Dietitian to join our friendly team to work as a valued and active member of the Community Dietitians team based at St Richards Hospital, Chichester.

The department is well respected and has clinical speciality areas in acute medicine, critical care, diabetes, elderly care, gastroenterology, home enteral tube feeding, oncology, paediatrics, stroke/neurology, bariatrics and surgery.

This is permanent post and the applicant must be self-motivated, well-organised and be confident communicator.

Informal visits or discussions about the role are very welcome.

Chichester is located on the South coast with the sea and South Downs within easy reach. It is a vibrant and lively place to live and work with excellent transport links to Portsmouth, London and the rest of the South coast.

Main duties of the job

Have you recently qualified or are looking to develop your dietetic skills further? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our community team at St Richards Hospital.

This post will provide dietetic advice to patients at home and in community hospital settings. They will also have a role in providing diabetes education sessions alongside other dietetic and MDT staff.

Regular travel between sites is required, a car driver and access to a car for work is essential.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as part of the Community Dietitians team in providing a quality dietetic service to patients at home, in-patients and out-patient settings and provide regular group education sessions to patients or other staffing groups.

This workload may be subject to change depending on internal department service review, e.g., maternity or sick leave cover.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Experience/ Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
• Current registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Skills

Essential

• Clinical placement completed as part of degree or equivalent
• Good and up to date clinical dietetic skills and knowledge
• Good written, verbal communication and presentation skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Car driver

Desirable

• Experience of working as a dietitian in the NHS

People Management and Development

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to establish and maintain communication on complex information

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

St Richards Hospital

Chichester

PO196SE

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279-6525717-SEP24