Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site accommodation

Crèche

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Dietitian to join the Dietetic and Speech Therapy Team. The post includes gastroenterology dietetic duties, management of a caseload including parenteral nutrition, and involvement in outpatient education sessions for IBS and coeliac disease.

You will contribute to staff training, audits, and service improvement projects within a busy district general hospital near Uxbridge, with on-site accommodation and crèche facilities.

Qualifications

• Provide high quality, evidence-based dietetic service to gastroenterology and medical wards.
• Deliver outpatient education sessions for IBS and coeliac disease.
• Contribute to staff training and annual appraisal audits.

Responsibilities

• Provide gastroenterology dietetic service and participate in multidisciplinary team.
• Run outpatient education sessions for IBS and coeliac disease.
• Support audits and service improvement projects; contribute to staff training.

Skills

Dietitian

Gastroenterology

Parenteral nutrition

Outpatient education

Audit & service improvement

Staff training

Team collaboration

Job description

We are looking for a confident and motivated Dietitian to join our Dietetic and Speech Therapy Team at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our friendly team consists of 13 Dietitians, 9 Speech & Language Therapists and an administrator.

This is a fixed term maternity cover post until June 2027.

The successful candidate will provide high quality, evidence based dietetic service to the gastroenterology and medical wards and gastroenterology dietetic outpatient clinics. You will also provide a small dietetic service to the Mental Health Unit wards where you will be a valued member of the multidisciplinary team. The post-holder will also manage a caseload of patients requiring parenteral nutrition and be an integral member of the nutrition team.

In addition to a weekly gastro clinic, the post-holder will run several outpatient group education sessions for irritable bowel disease and coeliac disease and be involved in providing regular training to staff and patients on nutrition related issues.

The Dietetic and Speech Therapy team is committed to continuing professional development, providing monthly professional development sessions. We encourage staff as part of their annual appraisal to have active involvement in audit and service improvement projects. There will also be an opportunity to provide second line cover to other specialist dietitians in areas such as neurorehabilitation, diabetes, and critical care.

The Hillingdon Hospital is a busy district general hospital in North West London and has a diverse patient population. It is situated close to Heathrow Airport and Brunel University and within a 10 minute commute by public transport to Uxbridge Town Centre which has excellent transport links to central London. The Trust has on-site accommodation and a crèche.

For Further Information Please Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Beth Rye Job title: Dietetic & Speech Therapy Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01895 238 282

Beth Rye (Dietetic & Speech Therapy Service Manager) [e-mail]