Are you a newly qualified Dietitian or about to qualify?
An experienced Band 5 looking for a change?
Then this rotational post in Blackpool is for you!
We have a vacant band 5 position within our dietetic team; the opportunities for gaining experience are great for a newly qualified dietitian or someone who wants to broaden their knowledge of dietetics.
We are an adult team that spans acute and community work and offer opportunities to learn and develop skills in a supportive environment.
We have developed competencies for Band 5 dietitians to ensure their development and support throughout their rotations, with great opportunities for supervision and learning.
Within the acute rotation, you will experience medical and surgical rotations with the chance to work with specialist colleagues in the areas of Critical Care, Stroke Unit, Renal, Nutritional Support Team, and Head and Neck Cancer. Blackpool Teaching Hospital is also the Regional Tertiary Centre for Haematology and Cardiology.
The community team covers a variety of client groups such as Home Enteral Feeding, Adult long-term Conditions: Nutrition Support, and Diabetes. We also are the team for the Special Weight Management Service (SWMS) and work closely with other MDT members.
(previous applicants need not apply)
As a Trust, we recommend that individuals employed in patient-facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service, are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
* To carry a general clinical caseload including assessments, treatment plans, and the delivery of dietetic interventions to support adult long-term conditions in inpatient and outpatient settings.
* To deliver the service in line with all relevant legislation, national and local policies, procedures, and standards.
* To contribute to the development, supervision, assessment, and training of pre-registrant student dietitians.
* To contribute to the prevention and treatment of malnutrition by promoting MUST screening throughout primary and secondary care, providing education programs, and enhancing timely access to dietetic expertise.
The Trust's Mission Is "Together We Care," which encompasses the strategic vision for operating as a high-performing organisation within an Integrated Care System (ICS), which provides quality, safe, and effective care. This will be achieved in a financially sustainable way through our values-driven, skilled and motivated workforce.
People-centred: Serving people is the focus of everything we do;
Positive: having a "can do" response whatever the situation;
Compassion: always demonstrating we care;
Excellence: continually striving to provide the best care possible.
Our values are drivers for the behaviours that all our staff strive to demonstrate.
The values and behaviours have been and continue to be embedded and communicated across the organisation via a number of initiatives - including our recruitment processes, corporate induction, team briefings, meetings, appraisals, and our annual awards ceremony.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Catherine Walker
Job title: Dietetic Services Manager (Adult)
Email address: catherine.walker4@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01253 956777
For further information do not hesitate to contact us for an informal chat on
01253 956777 (Mairi Wilcock Acute Team Leader) or 01253 957871 (Denise Eggleston Community and Weight Management Team Lead).
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