Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 5 Dietitian to join our friendly acute clinical dietetic team.

You will join an enthusiastic and motivated dietetic team and will work closely with the other band 5 dietitians and dietetic assistants, while receiving excellent support from our senior Dietetic team.

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload across multiple acute hospital wards with opportunities to rotate across multiple specialist areas.

This post would suit either a band 5 Dietitian looking to develop specialist skills or a newly qualified dietitian seeking support from a highly skilled and experienced team.

Your career development and wellbeing are very important to us. We are a friendly and supportive team, committed to helping you reach your full potential. The Trust offers a comprehensive preceptorship programme for newly qualified Band 5 dietitians, providing peer support alongside dedicated preceptors and clinical supervisors.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today.

Main duties of the job
To act as a source of expertise in the dietary management and treatment of a diverse range of conditions for patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public and the media.

To manage a clinical caseload encompassing but not exclusively in a range of in-patients from medical, surgical, cardiothoracic, orthopaedic and care of the elderly wards, and out-patient clinics in both hospital and community settings.

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Salary
£32,073 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract
Fixed term, 12 months

Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Band
Band 5

Reference number
390-HC-DoM-BR-9740

Job locations
Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET

Essential

• BSc (Hons) or postgraduate equivalent in Dietetics
• HCPC
• Successful completion of at least one NHS placement in an acute hospital

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Experience of working/training within in a multi-disciplinary team in an acute NHS hospital
• Experience of working as a dietetic assistant
• Experience of working as a band 5 Dietitian within an acute NHS hospital

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. Apply through our website.

For questions about the job, contact:
Therapy Lead - Dietetics, Max Harris, max.harris3@nhs.net, 03004433700

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