Enteral Feeding Dietitian

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chesterfield seeks a Band 5 Dietitian to deliver high-quality nutrition and dietetic services to children and adults who are enterally fed. This position offers the chance to join a dedicated team, providing essential specialist advice and treatment plans. Successful candidates can support decision-making for enteral feeding in collaboration with other health professionals. The role supports flexible working arrangements, including part-time options.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 5 Dietitian with both children and adults.
• Interest in enteral feeding management.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nutrition and dietetic services.
• Specialist advice for enteral feeding.
• Support decision making for commencement of enteral feeding.

Skills

High quality nutrition and dietetic services

Specialist advice and treatment planning

Collaboration with healthcare professionals

Job description

If you have been working as a Band 5 Dietitian with an interest and some experience working with children and / or adults who are enterally fed and are looking to move to the next step in your career this temporary role might be for you.

The successful candidate will join our team of 28 staff (dietitians, a nutrition support nurse, assistant dietitian practitioners and an administrative assistant) who are based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

The Trust supports remote working and working from home for all team members as appropriate to role and services.

Candidates wishing to work part time are invited to apply indicating they wish to work part time.

To Provide

• High quality nutrition and dietetic services to children and adults who are enterally fed.
• To provide specialist advice and treatment plans for children and adults who are enterally fed.
• To provide support to adults and children, alongside other health care professionals, in decision making for commencement of enteral feeding.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful foundation trust with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience. The Trusts Together as One Strategy describes our organisational values and a pledge to support our people through compassionate and inclusive leadership.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is North Derbyshire's only acute District General Hospital, with 24 hour Emergency Department services; we're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, friendly and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District. The Care Quality Commission has rated the Trust as ‘Good’. Our vision is to provide exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people. We work closely with our partners across health and social care as part of the Joined Up Care Derbyshire Integrated Care System.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Melanie Coy Job title: Head of Nutrition & Dietetics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01246 513745 [e-mail]