Are you an experienced and highly motivated Dietitian ready to take the next steps in your dietetic career?
Are you keen to further develop your specialist knowledge, leadership and service development skills?
Become a Senior Specialist Dietitian at UHBWwhere you willplay a crucial role in leading, developing and delivering high-quality nutritional care to patients within oncology and surgery pathway at Weston General Hospital. You will work across the 4 pillars of practiceto achieve the shared objectives of the nutrition and dietetic service.
This is an incredible opportunity for you to learn and develop new knowledge and skills as part of an experienced and supportive dietetic department. Your role will involve ensuring the continuity of the excellent work already in place, while also having the autonomy to deliver key improvements. It is a chance to make a lasting difference whilst expanding your clinical and leadership skills.
Main duties of the job:
What we’re looking for:
• A skilled professional with a proven track record in the provision of dietetic care for oncology and surgical patients.
• Strong leadership skills to inspire and guide a dedicated team and others within the department.
• The ability to adapt quickly to established systems and contribute innovative ideas to enhance service delivery.
The Weston dietetic department are a friendly team of 18 dietitians and support workers, based at Weston General Hospital (WGH) in the beautiful coastal town of Weston-super-Mare. We are part of the wider UHBW Nutrition and Dietetic Service based at Bristol Royal Infirmary and sit within UHBW’s Adult Therapy Services.
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Our growing service at Weston has innovative food policy and front door teams and dietetic support workers underpinning the wider acute team in the management of our 270 bedded hospital. We work within a range of areas, including gastroenterology, surgery, trauma and orthopaedics general medicine, stroke, respiratory, endocrinology and cardiology, care of the elderly, medically fit for discharge, and a 5 bedded Critical Care Unit. We also manage outpatient caseloads, within general, oncology, diabetes and gastroenterology specialities.
Awards and achievements
We are an innovative service formally recognised within the Trust with both the team and individuals receiving awards or nominations in the Trust “Recognising Success Awards”.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Why you'll like this role:
• A supportive and collaborative environment with a team passionate about patient care and professional growth.
• The opportunity to lead within 2 different specialities.
• Scope for professional creativity.
We encourage you to get in touch with sian.inson@uhbw.nhs.ukwith any questions about this post and we welcome visits to meet in person.
Team perks and benefits
• Supernumerary period
• Flexi time working
• Time together for a monthly canteen breakfast
• One day per month of protected non clinical time
• Monthly supervision sessions
• Time for learning and development with peers within your speciality areas
• Funding for learning and development opportunities
You will also be entitled to the NHS pension scheme, up to 33 days per year of holiday plus bank holiday entitlement, and access to NHS discounts offering big savings on the brands you love!
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Feb 2025
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