B5 Rotational Dietitian
Closed for applications on: 16-Oct-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 16-Oct-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Cross site(DGH / Conquest / BIU / Rye / Avenue House)
- Address
- Conquest Hospital
- Town
- St.Leonards On Sea
- Postcode
- TN37 7RD
- Major / Minor Region
- East Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Rotational Band 5 Post
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Dietetics
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
We are growing our dietetics team and looking to recruit newly qualified staff, or those searching for a new role, to join the Dietetics team at East Sussex Healthcare Trust. Our Band 5 Dietitians have the opportunity to work in acute, intermediate care and community settings, benefitting from supporting patients through their journey as an integrated acute and community Trust.
We are a vibrant and thriving department that continually engages with new research and technology. We utilise globally renowned guest speakers to deliver training and have moved to a paperless patient records system. The use of social media allows us to regularly share and celebrate our teams achievements. In addition to this, the team promotes and values a strong focus on the health and wellbeing of our staff through social events and activities.
For more information on the Department and Trust, please check out our Dietetic Pagetiger booklet open me
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
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As a band 5 Dietitian within ESHT you will be supported in clinical rotations across the acute and community settings. Duties include providing specialist advice to Stroke, Frailty, Surgery, Gastroenterology and Orthopaedics inpatients in the acute hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals and outpatient clinics. You will liaise closely with the patient’s relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning. You will also provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT. In community settings you will support patients in face to face clinics, via virtual/telephone clinics, as well as in their home and in care-home settings, to manage their oral and enteral nutritional requirements.
Our close knit and supportive team of over 40 clinicians includes; Dietitians, Trainee Advanced Practice Dietitians, First contact Practice, Dietetic Assistants and Dietetic Apprentices. The Dietetics Department support the specialities of paediatrics, oncology, diabetes, community nutrition support, inpatients, acute rehabilitation, general outpatients and gastroenterology.
Please refer to the job description attached.
Flexible and part-time working will be considered.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
For more information on the Department and Trust, please check out our Dietetic Pagetiger booklet open me
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics/ or equivalent
- Health Professions Council Registered
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of undertaking new patient assessment and treatment
- Experience of conducting patient and other health professional group education
- Experience of undertaking computer aided dietary assessment
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in an Acute/Community Environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Sound clinical knowledge based on current best practice and research relating to nutrition and dietetics
- Knowledge of prescribable oral nutritional supplements, enteral feeds and other dietetic products
- Knowledge of medications and drug nutrient interactions
- The ability to communicate information accurately, effectively and sensitively, both verbal and written
- Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of relevant NICE guidelines; NHS policy; local health strategies
- Experience working within an MDT
- Excellent verbal and written communication and active listening skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Perry
- Job title
- Interim Service Manager for Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07554 439175
- Additional information
Carol Widdows
Head of Dietetics
Mobile: 07773483320
Email: [email protected]
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