Dietitian

Job summary

Are you starting your career in dietetics or looking for a change? Consider working in Northamptonshire for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, who have received an outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission.

We are a diverse service and have an enthusiastic dietetic team which covers the whole of the county. This includes working with the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (Northampton General hospital and Kettering General Hospital) and primary care. We have specialist roles in paediatrics, renal, diabetes, weight management, stroke, oncology, nutritional support, home enteral feeding and prescribing and you will have the opportunity to be involved in student training. We are keen to provide development opportunities for our band 5 dietitians to progress their dietetic career journey and as a trust we proactively promote your wellbeing.

We are very accessible by rail and road so take a look at what we can offer. We have bases at Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital. Interested? Please contact Alison.Scott@nhft.nhs.uk or phone 07732 405715 for more information and to discuss what your role could look like now and in the future!

Main duties of the job

This role is within our large, friendly, motivated countywide dietetic service which is part of a twice rated outstanding CQC Trust. The service employs dietetic support workers

We provide a clinical dietetic service to patients and health and social care professionals across Northamptonshire. We receive referrals directly from GP's, consultants and a range of health care professionals.

The role includes:

-an inpatient caseload in Northampton General Hospital or Kettering General Hospital which make up the newly formed University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

-input into outpatient clinics where you will see a wide range of referrals

-provide training to health care staff

- input into the pre-registration training of dietetic students

- service improvement projects and producing and updating resources

Within the service we have specialist roles in paediatrics, renal, diabetes, weight management, stroke, oncology, nutritional support, home enteral feeding and prescribing and we will work with you to provide development opportunities within your job plan

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Northamptonshire

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Northamptonshire

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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