Are you interested in becoming a dietitian?
We have an exciting opportunity, we are offering a dietetic apprenticeship to work and train within our dynamic forward-thinking paediatric team of Dietitians, at Bristol Royal Hospital for children our regional children’s hospital for the South West.
We are a large friendly department of Dietitians, Dietetic Support Workers, Special Feed Unit support workers and administration staff. You will have a fantastic opportunity to gain a broad experience in paediatric dietetics whilst training to be a dietitian.
As an Apprentice Dietitian you will undertake a 3-year apprenticeship leading to a BSc (Hons) degree in Dietetics enabling registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a registered dietitian, while delivering your job as a Dietetic Support Worker. As part of your apprenticeship you will be given 1 day per week to complete mandatory higher education study with the expectation that there will be a further commitment to study within your own personal time.
For further details and entry requirements to the apprenticeship degree please review the University of Plymouth BSc (Hons) Dietetics Degree Apprenticeship website: BSc (Hons) Dietetics Degree Apprenticeship - University of Plymouth, you will need to be able to evidence the entry requirements to be able to apply for this post.
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The Apprentice Dietitian will work under dietetic supervision to support the dietitians in providing a nutrition and dietetic service in the areas of Inherited Metabolic disease and Ketogenic Diet Therapy for patients and their carers. Your role will also require you to work with other healthcare professionals that make up the multidisplinary team that provides care to these children and their families whilst also, supporting the implementation of food policy across the Trust.
Our department is committed to student training, quality improvement, research, and audit. We pride ourselves on our commitment to continuing professional development. All staff are led and supervised by Senior Specialist Dietitians to support their development.
You must be hardworking, enthusiastic, resilient, and flexible. A good communicator and team worker who can self-direct their learning quickly.
Bristol is a fun and vibrant place to live and work and has great access to surrounding countryside and is the gateway to the beautiful South West.
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.
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 Friday 6 Dec 2024
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