Job summary Are you recently qualified as a Dietitian or due to qualify and wishing to consolidate your dietetic experience?We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 5 Dietitian to join our dietetic team based at Yeovil District Hospital to help deliver a service to a range of adult inpatient wards as well as outpatients.We welcome final year student applications.
Tailored employment options allow you to commence in post as a Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioner until you receive your HCPC registration.
Main duties of the job Based at Yeovil District Hospital, you will be part of the Adult Acute Dietetic Team working together to provide a dietetic service to designated adult inpatient wards including stroke and acute medicine, surgery and gastroenterology and oncology.
You will also deliver a regular outpatient clinic with support from a supervising Dietitian.
As well as your work with patients there will be opportunities to be involved in department initiatives, service development and the provision of education and training for patients and staff.Across the wider Dietetic Team, opportunities are available to gain experience with Specialist Dietitians in areas such as Parenteral Nutrition, Critical Care, Diabetes, Paediatrics, Weight Management and Bariatrics.You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, competency frameworks ad courses as identified by your training needs and objectives.
About us You will become part of a friendly, welcoming, growing team of Dietitians, Dietetic Apprentices, Dietetic Support Workers, Nutrition Nurses and Administrative staff at Yeovil District Hospital as well as our dietetic colleagues based at Musgrove Park Hospital and the Community team.We take Student Dietitians from Plymouth University for A, B and C placements, and support apprenticeship placements.
We actively encourage training and CPD.
As a service we provide Bank Holiday cover and work flexibly to provide clinical cover to specialist areas.As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines.
You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description for further information about the role and the personal requirements and specification.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential HCPC registered dietitian Experience Essential Dietetic knowledge which encompasses a range of the most common dietetic treatments likely to be encountered in an acute District General Hospital Desirable NHS experience, either in a previous dietetic post or as a student in clinical placement Experience of teaching groups Additional Criteria Essential Excellent communication skills Ability to work as part of a team Able to plan, prioritise and manage own workload within agreed timeframes Aware of own limitations, knowing when to seek support Ability to be flexible and positive approach