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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Dietitian

Ashford On-site 0-2 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 2,895 employees
CommunicationTeamworkDietetic AssessmentCaseload ManagementHolistic Care Planning

Requirements

The role is aimed at someone soon to qualify as a Dietitian or a Band 5 Dietitian seeking further experience. Candidates should be motivated and enthusiastic, with excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Job Description

Are you soon to qualify as a Dietitian or are you a Band 5 looking to gain more experience? We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and with excellent communication and team working skills. This position is part of an expanding team with an opportunity to help shape the future service provision.

You will benefit from working alongside Specialist Dietitians with expertise in a range of specialities while providing care for vascular, urology, and elderly patients. You will also gain experience in supporting food policy initiatives, promoting MUST screening and service development.

  • Manage a designated caseload of patients who may have divers and complex dietetic needs.
  • Develop individualised holistic care plans which addresses nutritional status, weight, recommended dietary modifications, lifestyle factors, behaviour change, education, physical activity and where appropriate condition management.
  • Support patient care through implementation of dietetic care pathways.
  • Act as source of expertise in nutrition for medical staff, nursing staff and other healthcare professional.
  • Liaise with healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mattia Bertolini Job title: Head of Service and Clinical Lead for Dietetics Email address: mattia.bertolini@nhs.net Telephone number: 07934 603 242

Skills

CommunicationTeamworkDietetic AssessmentCaseload ManagementHolistic Care PlanningNutritionDietary ModificationBehaviour ChangePatient EducationPhysical Activity GuidanceCondition ManagementDietetic Care PathwaysFood PolicyMUST ScreeningService DevelopmentHealthcare Professional Liaison

About East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 700,000 people. We also provide some specialist services for a wider population, including renal services in Medway and Maidstone and a cardiac service for all of Kent based at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'​. Everything we do is guided by our vision and values. We have a national and international reputation for delivering high quality specialist care, particularly in cancer, kidney disease, stroke and vascular services. We value and pursue excellence in research and innovation. Our Trust has been ranked first in Kent for clinical research studies, as well as consistently recruiting high numbers of patients into research trials. As a teaching Trust we play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, working closely with local universities and Kings College University in London. To find out what's happening at EKHUFT, visit our news page or follow us on social media.

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