Band 5 Rotational Dietitian

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Rother; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Staff development

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants

Accommodation

Occupational Health

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 Dietitian to join our Rotational Dietetics team, working across Acute Hospitals, Rehabilitation Hospitals and Community settings in East Sussex.

You will rotate through Medical, Surgical, Stroke, Frailty, Gastroenterology and Orthopaedics, providing specialist nutritional advice, supporting discharge planning and education to patients, carers and the MDT.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Dietitian required.
• Strong communication and collaboration with MDT.
• Experience or enthusiasm for rotational dietetics across settings.

Responsibilities

• Manage dietetic care for general medical, surgical and rehab inpatients.
• Conduct outpatient clinics and phone follow-ups as needed.
• Provide dietary education and resources to patients and carers.
• Supervise and support student dietitians during placements.
• Contribute to audit and service development within the Dietetic team.
• Collaborate with Nursing, Catering staff and third sector organisations.

Skills

Dietitian (HCPC registered)

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical rotations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics

Job description

Are you looking for a new and exciting role? We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our Dietetic Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting and innovative Band 5 Rotational Dietitian post, working with primary and secondary care across East Sussex. 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. Out close knit and supportive Dietetic Department includes over 40 Clinicians and associated staff working across the specialities of Community Nutrition support, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Inpatients, Intensive Care, Oncology, Paediatrics, Prescribing Support and Rehabilitation. Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) Dietitians, plus our Apprentice Dietitians and Trainee Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) Dietitians.

• To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, surgical inpatients, rehab inpatients, general outpatients, community based nutrition support patients living in their own homes and residential homes.
• To undertake regular outpatient phone clinics and a face to face general outpatient clinic.
• To undertake patient group education sessions in specialist areas including Cardiac rehab and Coeliac disease.
• To provide relevant training to Nursing staff, Catering staff, patients and their carers and third sector organisations.
• To develop and audit resources to support and identify educational development within East Sussex Healthcare, acting as a resource for specialist information.
• To support training and supervision of student dietitians during their clinical placements.
• To work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required.
• To undertake regular audit of services provided.
• A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation. In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.