Rotational Dietitian

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS organization in Colchester is seeking a Band 5 Dietitian for a rotational position in the Dietetic team. The role involves providing dietetic services across various wards, participating in a rotational learning program, and focusing on areas like oncology and surgery. Candidates should be Registered Dietitians with strong patient management skills. The position offers opportunities for professional development, a generous leave policy, a pension scheme, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with clinical experience in a hospital setting.
• Ability to work across diverse specialities including oncology and surgery.
• Strong communication skills for patient interaction.

Responsibilities

• Advise on management and treatment of adult patients on wards.
• Provide outpatient services within the hospital and community.
• Participate in rotational learning programmes.
• Manage changing caseloads as per department needs.

Skills

Dietetic assessment

Patient management

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Dietitian qualification

Job description

An exciting vacancy has arisen in the Dietetic team at Colchester Hospital for a rotational band 5 position. The role offers the opportunity to work as part of the adult acute team providing dietetic input to a wide range of wards and at the same time, gain experience within a variety of different specialist areas including oncology, community, stroke, gastroenterology, surgery and paediatrics through rotational learning and service delivery. The community rotation is a full time rotation, during other rotations, time is split across the general caseload and specialist rotational area. There is support from colleagues working across all clinical specialities and the team works closely with colleagues in other professions including SLT and nutrition nurses with whom we are co-located.

Responsibilities

• To provide an in-patient service by advising on the management and treatment of adult patients on a variety of wards.
• To provide an out-patient service to referred patients within Colchester Hospital and community locations. This will include managing HEF patients.
• To participate in the rotational learning programme and other developmental opportunities.
• Caseloads are subject to change to meet demand and capacity within the department.

About ESNEFT

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Philippa Marshall Job title: Professional Lead for Dietetics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07927 682973