Specialist Acute Dietitian

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS organization is seeking a Specialist Acute Dietitian to join their team at Grange University Hospital. Ideal for early-career Dietitians, the role offers support in transitioning to Band 6 responsibilities with structured learning. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in providing dietetic care, particularly in gastroenterology. Applicants should have a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics and HCPC registration, with experience in related clinical settings preferred.

Benefits

Paid mandatory training

Flexible working hours

Extensive training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Evidence of recent CPD.
• Pre-registration or recent clinical dietetic experience, including enteral nutrition support.
• Experience utilizing evidence-based practice relevant to surgical and/or gastroenterology patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic care to patients accessing treatment for various clinical conditions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on the wards.
• Deliver a regular gastroenterology dietetic clinic.

Skills

Excellent written communication skills

Understanding of multidisciplinary team working

Skills to undertake clinical audit

Education

BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent

HCPC registration

Job description

Overview

Are you a passionate and motivated Dietitian ready to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a Specialist Acute Dietitian to join our dynamic team at the Grange University Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, supportive environment where your clinical expertise will make a real difference to patient care.

This post is advertised at Band 6 but may be offered as a development opportunity under Annex 21 (75%) for the first year, if the successful candidate is working towards the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

This opportunity is ideal for Dietitians early in their career who have some post-registration experience and are ready to specialise, but require support to step into the additional responsibilities of a Band 6 role. Structured learning and development will be provided to support progression.

Main duties of the job

This post will afford the opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team alongside specialist nurses, surgeons and other therapists. Working in both the inpatient and outpatient ABUHB settings, with the clinical guidance of our lead dietitians, you will provide the dietetic care to patients accessing treatment for a range of clinical conditions within an inpatient surgical and outpatient gastroenterology setting who may require enteral or parenteral nutrition.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues based on the wards at the Grange University Hospital, delivering surgical specialist dietetic care. You will also be responsible for delivering a regular gastroenterology dietetic clinic. Some existing experience in acute dietetics, enteral or parenteral nutrition or gastroenterology would therefore be an advantage.

The post holder should have already attained a sound knowledge and understanding of general dietetics within the NHS. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
• HCPC registration

Desirable criteria

• Dietetic clinical educators course
• BDA Registration

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent written communication skills
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of the benefits of multidisciplinary team working
• Skills to undertake clinical audit or service improvement project

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of recent CPD
• Pre registration or recent clinical dietetic experience, including the provision of enteral nutrition support
• Experience utilising evidence based practice relevant to Dietetics relevant to care of surgical and/or gastroenterology patients

Desirable criteria

• Experience supporting or supervising student dietitians
• Experience in the provision of enteral and parenteral feeding
• Recent NHS Experience

Notes

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