Dietitian à Grande-Bretagne

Are you recently qualified as a Dietitian or due to qualify and wishing to consolidate your dietetic experience?

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 5 Dietitian to join our team based at Yeovil District Hospital. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Dietitian with excellent communication and team working skills. You will need to be applying for or HCPC registered as a Dietitian.

We welcome final year student applications. Tailored employment options allow you to commence in post as a Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioner until you receive your HCPC registration.

You will be joining our Dietetic team to help deliver a service to a range of adult inpatient wards as well as supporting outpatient services. As we are an integrated service, there are opportunities to work across both acute and community settings.

We are a very friendly, hardworking and supportive team and would love to welcome you to join us!

What we can offer you:

* The opportunity to work in a supportive environment to build on your training and gain further experience.

* Opportunities to develop core clinical skills for ongoing dietetic practice.

* Supported learning opportunities in specialty areas through training and supervised practice with our specialist Dietitians.

* Supportive preceptorship programme for all newly qualified staff.

Based at Yeovil District Hospital, you will be part of the Adult Acute Dietetic Team working together to provide a dietetic service to designated adult inpatient wards including stroke and acute medicine, surgery and gastroenterology and oncology. You will also deliver a regular outpatient clinic with support from a supervising Dietitian. As well as your work with patients there will be opportunities to be involved in departmental initiatives, service development and the provision of education and training for patients and staff.

Across the wider Dietetic Department, opportunities are also available to gain experience with Specialist Dietitians in areas such as Parenteral Nutrition, Critical Care, Diabetes, Paediatrics, Weight Management and Bariatrics.

You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, competency frameworks and courses as identified by your training needs and objectives.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Anna Orme: anna.orme@somersetFT.nhs.uk or 01823 342390.

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Please see attached job description for further information about the role and the personal requirements and specification

• HCPC registration (or working towards registration) as a Dietitian

• Dietetic knowledge which encompasses a range of the most common dietetic treatments likely to be encountered in an acute District General Hospital
• Clinical dietetic experience either in a previous dietetic post or as a student in clinical placement
• Experience of dietetic service delivery in a variety of different settings (either from student placement or previous dietetic jobs)
• Work experience/student placement in an NHS setting
• Member of the BDA

• Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic, and positive manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and promote positive collaborative relationships.
• Able to plan, prioritise and manage own workload within agreed timeframes

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.