Band 6 Dietitian

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Whipps Cross Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust, is recruiting a Band 6 Dietitian for a rotational post. You will work across gastroenterology, oncology, critical care, orthopaedics and acute stroke, supporting both inpatient and outpatient caseloads within a busy acute setting.

Join a supportive Nutrition and Dietetics team of ten dietitians and two support workers. Develop clinical and leadership skills through robust supervision, CPD opportunities and involvement in quality improvement

Qualifications

• Provide high-quality nutrition assessment and evidence-based treatment plans.
• Independently manage a caseload of patients across multiple specialties.
• Line manage and provide clinical supervision to junior dietitians and support staff.
• Engage in audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality dietetic service to patients at Whipps Cross Hospital, completing nutritional assessments and developing treatment plans.
• Independently manage a caseload and provide cross-cover to colleagues as required
• Provide expertise in nutrition within MDTs, attend meetings, and support resource development and guidelines.
• Line manage and supervise junior dietitians and dietetic support workers
• Contribute to CPD activities and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care

Skills

Clinical dietetic skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Teaching and supervision

Audit and quality improvement

CPD participation

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Dietetics Team at Whipps Cross Hospital as a Band 6 Dietitian. This is a rotational post joining three other band 6 dietitians, with rotations covering gastroenterology, oncology and critical care (including both inpatient and outpatient oncology caseloads), orthopaedics, and acute stroke. We are looking forward to welcoming a motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic individual to our Nutrition and Dietetic team, which consists of ten dietitians and two dietetic support workers. The successful candidate will bring a strong foundation of clinical dietetic skills and will have the opportunity to further develop these within a busy, well supported acute setting. Barts Health is committed to high quality, work-based education and training to support the development of both clinical and leadership skills. Staff benefit from a robust supervision structure, regular CPD opportunities, and encouragement to participate in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient care and service delivery.

• Please note the advert will close earlier, if the cap of number of applicants has been reached
• Provide a high-quality dietetic service to patients at Whipps Cross Hospital, completing comprehensive nutritional assessments and developing evidence-based treatment and monitoring plans across specialist clinical areas in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT)
• Independently manage a caseload of patients and provide cross-cover support to colleagues as required
• Provide expertise in nutrition and dietetics within dedicated MDTs, contributing to clinical discussions, attending relevant meetings, delivering teaching to healthcare professionals and supporting the development of resources, policies and clinical guidelines
• Line manage and provide clinical supervision and support to junior dietitians and dietetic support workers
• Engage in audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives as relevant to the role
• Maintain up-to-date, evidence-based practice through regular CPD activities and reflective learning
• Support the dietetics and wider therapies team with non-clinical duties as required to support smooth service delivery
  This is a rotational post based at Whipps Cross Hospital; rotations include elements of clinical specialty alongside general medical and surgical wards. Specialties include: gastroenterology, oncology and critical care, orthopaedics and acute stroke. Postholders rotate every 9-12 months. Rotations are at the discretion of the clinical lead dietitian and senior dietetics team.

• Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.