Hen And Community Dietitian

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; Presencial; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke is seeking a Band 6 Dietitian to cover a 12-month maternity leave. You will join the HEN team, manage a caseload of complex patients, and work in enteral feeding support both in hospital and the community from our Basingstoke site.

The post involves outpatient and GP clinics with independent practice, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. You should be an autonomous practitioner with strong communication skills and a commitment to

Formación

• Band 6 clinical specialist dietitian.
• Autonomous practitioner with a caseload of complex patients.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Work as part of the multidisciplinary HEN team.
• Support enterally fed patients in the community.
• Run your own general outpatient and GP clinics from the Basingstoke site.

Conocimientos

Dietitian

Nutrition support

Enteral feeding

Autonomous practitioner

Communication skills

Team player

Descripción del empleo

Are you looking for your next step in dietetics? Do you have a good mixed dietetic background with experience in nutrition support? We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to work as part of our HEN team for a fixed term of 12 months to cover maternity leave. The job role is varied, including working as part of a multidisciplinary HEN team, working closely with our HEN nurse specialist supporting enterally fed patients in the community. You will also have your own general outpatient clinic and a GP clinic, being based at our Basingstoke site. Being able to work both independently and being a team-player is essential for this role.

We are a friendly team of over 20 dietitians, 2 nutrition nurses, dietetic assistants and excellent admin support across our 2 main sites. We support students from the University of Surrey and the University of Winchester on their placements, and there are opportunities to become involved in training other healthcare professionals., This band 6 clinical specialist dietitian works as an autonomous practitioner with a caseload of complex patients within a team structure. Working closely with multidisciplinary professionals and patients and their families / carers to empower and support patients at home with enteral feeding, this role requires excellent communication skills.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.