St Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts) are searching for an experienced and passionate Medical/Surgical Dietitian to join their highly skilled team.
Our group of hospitals provide a huge range of clinical services to people in east London and beyond.
We operate from four major hospital sites (The Royal London, St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross and Newham) and a number of community locations, including Mile End hospital. Around 2.5 million people living in east London look to our services to provide them with the healthcare they need.
Job Purpose:
- To be the lead dietitian for dietetic interventions within the specialties of specialist medicine and surgery.
- Responsible for providing expert dietetic assessment, treatment and advice to a specialist caseload of medical and surgical patients.
- To work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide an effective service including attending and contributing to ward rounds, board rounds and MDT meetings.
- Advocate for nutrition for patients with complex needs. This includes initiating and engaging in best interests discussions for patients who lack capacity.
- To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to dietetic and other clinical staff within Barts Health.
- To support band 6 dietitian in the provision of nutritional support to complex patients and developing their skills.
- To be responsible for planning and delivering specialist training to medical staff, nurses and student and other health care professionals in the surgical field
- Partake in the development of trust wide policies, protocol and guidelines
- To ensure that research and audit is undertaken on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based
Requirements:
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of experience in speciality area
- HCPC registered Extensive experience in the area of specialist medicine, complex nutrition support, surgery and parenteral nutrition.
- Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice
- Experience in developing a service and establishing/maintaining a dietetic presence within an MDT
Why Join Barts Health?
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive team committed to excellence
- Access to NHS benefits including pension scheme and generous annual leave
- Work in a state-of-the-art facility at the heart of East London
- Contribute to a service that supports over 2.5 million people across London
- Access to free Core Skills training via Bank Partners
Apply now for this superb opportunity by attaching your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in contact with you shortly.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.