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Dietitian - Gastroenterology

On-site in Westcliff on Sea·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £49,387 a year
About £3,260 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Westcliff on Sea
Closing date: Apply by Thursday 19 November

Skills

The role

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and dynamic dietitian to join our team at Southend Hospital to provide a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient specialist gastroenterology service to patients requiring dietary support.

In this role you will be the dietetic clinical lead for gastroenterology and have the chance to review and develop the dietetic service in accordance with the service needs and national guidance.

You will work closely with the gastroenterology consultants, clinical nurse specialists, pharmacists, other gastroenterology dietitians across the Trust to help streamline services, as well as other members of the wider MDT. Excellent communication skills and team working are essential to the role.

Main duties of the job

You will join our team of 16 dietitians, 1 dietetic assistant and 2 admin support staff to provide a dietetic service for patients with gastroenterology related issues.

Your role will include:

Cover to the gastroenterology ward, in conjunction with the band 6 gastroenterology dietitian.

The provision of a specialist gastroenterology clinic and exclusive enteral nutrition clinic for outpatients

Specialist dietetic responsibility at an advanced level for patients with gastroenterology problems.

Promoting dietetics and the role of the dietitian in gastroenterology.

Service review and development.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include:

Provision of dietetic gastroenterology related outpatient clinics
To perform advanced dietetic assessments of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions
To develop and deliver an individualised treatment plan, whilst maintaining accurate patient records.
Management of junior dietetic team members including the supervision and leadership of a band 6 dietitian.
Training of student dietitians.
Undertaking of audit and research

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

Degree or equivalent in dietetics
Evidence of recent and relevant CPD
HCPC registration
Evidence of MDT working
Experience supervising & mentoring junior members of staff

Desirable

Member of the BDA

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Specialist knowledge in nutrition support and parenteral nutrition
Experience teaching dietitians and other health professionals

Desirable

Experience managing patients with intestinal failure

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).