Part-time 15hrs per week (Thursday and Friday)

This post sits within the Bariatric Dietetic team at st Richards Hospital and works closely with a multi-disciplinary team to provide dietetic care to patients before and after bariatric surgery.

We would love to hear from you if you have post-graduate NHS experience working within this speciality and a desire to demonstrate high standards of care with excellent communication skills,

Main duties of the job

This post works as part of the dietetic and multidisciplinary teams to provide highly specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and other health professionals within the speciality of bariatric surgery.

This post would provide training to undergraduate Dietitians, supervising their clinical placements.

There is also the opportunity to participate in continuing professional development, audit and research within this specialist area to further best practice.

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

St Richards Hospital, is a 450-bed district general hospital situated in Chichester and is part of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

We are a friendly team and provide a variety of dietetic specialities including acute, diabetes, gastroenterology, paediatrics, bariatrics, nutrition support, eating disorders and community Dietetics.

We train student dietitians for A, B and C placements.

We are committed to training and professional development.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Degree or post graduate diploma dietetics
• HCPC registered Dietitian
• At least 3 years post graduate NHS experience with at least 2 years at senior level
• Recent experience of working in the nutritional management of patients in this speciality
• Experience of Multidisciplinary working
• Experience of managing own complex caseload
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Able to motivate self and others
• Able to deal with demanding and distressed patients and their carers
• Ability to adapt to change in planning activities

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

PO19 6SE

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279-6807216-DEC24