Are you an enthusiastic dietitian with an interest in working with adults in the acute setting? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic dietitian, to join the team at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) at the Lister Hospital in East and North Hertfordshire, delivering a service as part of the Acute dietetic team. This is a permanent post, advertised as 22.5 hours per week. The successful candidate will work as part of the broader HCT Nutrition and Dietetic Service, which is Hertfordshire wide.

Main duties of the job

The role includes inpatient work including experience in the following areas:

• ITU (including enteral and parenteral feeding).
• Stroke
• Eating disorders
• Gastroenterology
• Outpatient clinics (face to face and virtual).

About us

Thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered as a member of our staff. We put patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds. Whilst not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to delivering a quality service, value staff training and CPD, participate regularly in student training and have a robust appraisal and supervisory framework. Electronic records are used throughout the Trust, further aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings and be in a position to work as part of an MDT, yet work remotely if needed as part of a hybrid approach to our work/ life balance.

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Job description
Job responsibilities

• To work as an independent practitioner using a specialist level of knowledge and skills in the provision of a dietetic service to a caseload of inpatients in critical careand those requiring parenteral nutrition.
• To work independently and to be responsible for the provision of a dietetic service to general inpatients in a variety of areas including stroke, eating disorders and gastroenterology.
• To participate in weekly Nutrition ward rounds with Consultant Gastroenterologist and Nutrition Nurse.
• To deliver a designated outpatient clinic.
• To provide support and mentoring to newly qualified / student dietitians.

Please see job description attached to this advert for more detail.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• BSc Nutrition and Dietetics degree or equivalent
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Evidence of a clinical portfolio in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Up to date knowledge of dietetic practice
• IT literate
• Evidence of CPD and commitment to life-long learning

Desirable

• Experience of supervising or mentoring students

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to use own initiative and work independently
• Good motivational skills
• Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
• Presentation and teaching skills

Desirable

• Behaviour change / motivational interviewing skills

Personal qualities
Essential

• Team player
• Flexible and adaptable
• Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice

Other requirements
Essential

• Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
• Eligible to live and work in the UK

Employer details
Employer name

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

812-24-HA-N&D-2