Dietitian

NHS; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Are you soon to qualify as a Dietitian or are you a band 5 looking to gain more experience?

Do you flourish and enjoy working as part of a smaller, supportive acute dietetic team?

Become a Dietitian at UHBW where you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality nutritional care to patients at Weston General Hospital. You will work across a range of clinical pathways predominantly supporting the nutritional needs of in-patients, alongside some out-patient work.

Why choose Weston General Hospital?

Weston General Hospital is an integral part of UHBW, providing high-quality care to the vibrant community in the beautiful coastal town of Weston-Super-Mare. With ongoing investment, a commitment to innovation, and strong links to leading specialist centres, Weston is an exciting place to advance your career. Our friendly, multidisciplinary teams work closely together to deliver outstanding care.

What we offer you:

• Preceptorship
• Dietetic Core competency framework
• CPD opportunities
• Protected time
• One to one / supervision time
• Flexi time working
• Monthly team wellbeing breakfast

Enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with the stunning Somerset coastline on your doorstep, and excellent transport links to Bristol, Bath, and beyond.

This vacancy may close early due to a high volume of applicants.

Main duties of the job

Our band 5 positions typically cover a range of admission, medical, surgical, care of the elderly and rehabilitation wards. The majority of the caseload will be inpatient facing, but outpatient services are also provided by our band 5 post holders to general clinic and MDT lipid clinic.

You will also gain experience in supporting food policy initiatives, promoting MUST screening and you will have opportunities to deliver training and education to patients and healthcare staff. This includes the clinical teaching and assessment of dietetic students from the University of Plymouth joining us on their A, B and C placements.

You will benefit from working alongside specialist dietitians with expertise in a range of specialities including food policy, gastroenterology, diabetes, critical care, surgery, frailty, and oncology.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Degree / post grad qualification in nutrition and/or dietetics
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• BDA membership

Behaviours and Values

• Respecting Everyone
• Recognising Success
• Working Together

Skills & abilities

• Ability to work under pressure
• Team player
• Awareness of limitations
• Flexible approach to work
• Enthusiasm and motivation
• Methodical approach to clinical analysis
• Reflective approach to practice

Knowledge and Experience

• Clinical placement training B & C
• Good written and oral communication
• Good organisational and time management
• Computer skills and use of dietary analysis programs
• Interpersonal
• Teaching & presentations to others

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.