Do you have a passion for gastroenterology? Do you want to be part of a team that is committed to making a difference to patient care every day?
We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our friendly team of forty dietitians at TSDFT, based at Torbay Hospital. You would be part of our acute team of dietitians and also work closely with the wider medical gastroenterology team. The dynamic and collaborative team comprises of 9 gastroenterology medical consultants, a large junior medical team, and a comprehensive array of specialist nurses. There are specialist nurses for stoma, nutrition, liver, IBD, alcohol, cancer, and the gastro ward and day case unit.
Team education and support is a key function of gastro services. There are weekly formal IBD and liver MDT meetings. Complex cases are discussed by the wider team and the band 6 dietitian will be expected to attend, support, and bring cases and challenges for group discussion at these meetings.
You'll need to have excellent interpersonal skills, a flexible approach, and the ability to manage your own workload under pressure.
Main duties of the job
You will build on your experience in nutrition support and/or gastroenterology to provide a patient-centred out-patient service to all medical gastroenterology patients referred via various routes (consultants, GPs, specialist nurses). This entails comprehensive assessment of medical gastroenterology outpatients and provision of the most current evidence-based advice for their clinical condition (including IBD, pancreatic disease, liver disease and FODMAPs diets for IBS).
You will be supported by the Band 7 Lead Medical Gastro Dietitian and will contribute to supporting and supervising the Band 5s in the team and be an active part of our student training programme.
About us
Why Work With Us
We are a friendly team of forty Dietitians covering all specialities across acute and community settings. We have six teams - acute, community, diabetes, oncology, paediatrics and weight management.
We have close links with the University of Plymouth, and take student dietitians for A, B and C placements. We are committed to supporting staff in development and to access CPD opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments.
If you have any questions, please do contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree or equivalent qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics
* HCPC registration in Dietetics
* Proven continuous professional development in nutritional support, gastroenterology or other relevant area
Desirable
* Post Graduate qualification in Nutrition Support
* FODMAP trained
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Experience as a practising dietitian post qualification, with proven relevant, demonstrable experience in nutritional support/tube feeding/other relevant area/specialist diets
* Good knowledge of current clinical guidelines and frameworks relevant to the post
* Excellent communication, team working and organisational skills
* Ability to plan, prepare, deliver and evaluate training
Desirable
* Experience of developing a service or planning, delivering and evaluating health initiatives
* Case management of named patients, as part of an MDT
* Evidence of providing supervision to other dietitians/dietetic support workers or other support workers
Specific Skills
Essential
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Excellent organisational, time management and service development skills
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Torbay Hospital
Lowes Bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
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