Dietitian

Integrated Care System; Norwich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic Dietetic Department as a Band 5 dietitian at a leading NHS trust in the UK. You will support acutely unwell adults and children with complex nutritional needs, working in specialized areas such as paediatrics and oncology. This permanent full-time role offers opportunities for personal development, participation in audits and research, and more.

Benefits

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it

Free 24-hour confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Qualifications include BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent.
• Experience working within clinical settings preferred.
• Ability to provide tailored dietary interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide Dietetic service to various medical wards and outpatient clinics.
• Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure appropriate treatment and monitoring of patients' dietary needs.

Skills

Ability to reflect and appraise own performance

Ability to work flexibly with the Dietetic department

Effective role model

Understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Education

BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent

Job description

We are pleased to offer the role of a permanent full-time Band 5 dietitian working within our dynamic Dietetic Department. Our department provides specialist dietetic care to acutely unwell adults and children, as well as providing outpatient care for oncology patients (head and neck and upper gastrointestinal cancers) and patients with chronic conditions (diabetes, renal, cardiology, cystic fibrosis, paediatric weight management).

The successful candidate should be a motivated and adaptable individual, willing to work alongside an innovative team as we endeavour to continually transform and improve our services and resources to offer the best possible patient care and staff development both within the team and across the wider Trust.

Whatever your role in our department, you have a voice when it comes to how we work. We're always open to feedback; if you've got an idea on how we can improve things we're willing to support you, working towards that goal. We pride ourselves on our efforts to welcome new team members with regular team lunches and social events.

If you believe you hold the qualities, we're after, why not apply! You've nothing to lose, and a great development opportunity, tasty food & good pals to gain.

Main duties of the job

We aim to integrate the successful candidate into one of 3 teams:

Paediatrics would include supporting dietitians with ward management of medical and surgical conditions including faltering growth, nutrition support, home enteral feeds, eating disorders, gastro and cardiac. You will be supported to cover general and coeliac disease clinic, and input with a Restrictive Eater patient group. Opportunities may arise for learning in other specialist areas.

Oncology would include dietetic management of in- and outpatient adults undergoing treatment for head & neck and upper gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary cancers. This MDT focused role involves working with colleagues to support curative and palliative patients through surgery, and whilst preparing for, undergoing and following chemo/radiotherapy treatment.

Adult Acute would include inpatient management of complex nutritional conditions, working in areas including gastro, neuro, critical care, surgical and medicine for elderly. The role focuses greatly on enterally fed patients and with facilitating tube discharges. Opportunities may arise for involvement in areas such as outpatient gastro clinic.

All areas will include MDT working and with supporting teams to provide the most appropriate and effective care for patients. Opportunities will be given to help with service development and for personal progression through involvement in audit & research, policy development, training, shadowing opportunities, CPD and supervision.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

• To provide a Dietetic service to Medicine for the Elderly wards, General Medical andSurgical wards, Heart Attack clinic and General outpatient clinic.
• To provide Dietetic advice to patients and/or carers whilst taking into account their social,emotional, psychological and cultural needs.
• To provide nutritional assessment and Dietetic intervention, on an individual basis,incorporating biochemical and pharmacological review; anthropometry; clinical conditionand other physical parameters.
• To ensure appropriate treatment, monitoring and review of patients dietary needs,involving other agencies when indicated.
• To communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team through attendance at wardrounds; case conferences; discharge planning meetings and team meetings asappropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent

Experience

Skills

• Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
• Ability to work flexibly with the Dietetic department
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.