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 dietetic team based at Yeovil District Hospital to help deliver a service to a range of adult inpatient wards as well as outpatients.
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.
Main duties of the job
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 department initiatives, service development and the provision of education and training for patients and staff.
Across the wider Dietetic Team, opportunities are 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.
About us
You will become part of a friendly, welcoming, growing team of Dietitians, Dietetic Apprentices, Dietetic Support Workers, Nutrition Nurses and Administrative staff at Yeovil District Hospital as well as our dietetic colleagues based at Musgrove Park Hospital and the Community team.
We take Student Dietitians from Plymouth University for A, B and C placements, and support apprenticeship placements. We actively encourage training and CPD. As a service we provide Bank Holiday cover and work flexibly to provide clinical cover to specialist areas.
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information about the role and the personal requirements and specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* HCPC registered dietitian
Experience
Essential
* Dietetic knowledge which encompasses a range of the most common dietetic treatments likely to be encountered in an acute District General Hospital
Desirable
* NHS experience, either in a previous dietetic post or as a student in clinical placement
* Experience of teaching groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Able to plan, prioritise and manage own workload within agreed timeframes
* Aware of own limitations, knowing when to seek support
* Ability to be flexible and positive approach
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Yeovil District Hospital
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4AT
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