Specialist weight management dietitian full time (flexible working considered) Band 6 (will consider recently qualified band 5 to train up to Band 6 as a training post)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist dietitian to join our team with two other dietitians and a part-time psychologist in the Tier 3 service. The post is based at Worcester Royal Hospital and includes clinics at Redditch and Bromsgrove.
Some clinics will be virtual. We are a forward thinking and proactive Dietetic department of 22 dietitians working within specialty teams. We have a GLP-1 pathway.
The post holder is a key member of the weight management MDT, and we work closely with the bariatric dietitians, bariatric nurses, psychologist and surgeons.
Experience of weight management work and behaviour change approaches is desirable as are excellent interpersonal, communication skills and collaborative teamwork. Enthusiasm and commitment are essential.
We can offer you:
* A friendly and supportive team of colleagues, excellent peer support and regular clinical supervision,
* The Department is approved for student placements A, B and C. All staff actively participate in student training.
* We are committed to your personal development, well-being, and CPD.
Main duties of the job
1The successful applicant willwork as a specialist dietitian in the department within the weight management service with a special interest in Tier 3 weight management. You will work as part of the multidisciplinary medical and bariatric teams providing an effective specialist weight management service. The role willcover out-patient clinics/groups during times of leave.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
* Best services for local people
* Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
* Best use of resources
* Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description can be found in the attached documents.
The job purpose:
* To work as a specialist dietitian in the department within the Weight management service with a special interest in Tier 3 weight management.
* Work as part of the multidisciplinary medical and bariatric teams providing an effective specialist weight management service.
* To provide cover for out -patient clinics/groups during times of leave.
* To assist with data collection and audit.
The job summary:
* Working as an experienced autonomous practitioner, to provide a high standard of patient focused care through specialised assessment.
* To plan and deliver a high quality service to patients working in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
* To offer dietetic skills and expertise to complex patients.
* To contribute to the Therapy Clinical Governance agenda to further improve the quality of the service.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of adults dietetics in the NHS
Qualifications
Essential
* Dietetic degree
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
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C9365-24-1263-2