Dietitian - Band 5
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Job summary
Are you soon to qualify as a Dietitian or are you a Band 5 looking to gain more experience? Has your dietetic placement or current post so far shown that you flourish in a smaller, supportive dietetic department?
Then look no further than our friendly & experienced dietetic department by the sea in Weston-Super-Mare. We are a team of 8 Dietitians underpinned by 4 Dietetic support workers plus secretarial support. We would like to offer you a comprehensive development package incorporating preceptorship, training and regular clinical supervision to launch your dietetic career in the right direction.
You would be joining us at an exciting time as Weston General Hospital evolves to meet the needs of the local population through the "Healthy Weston Programme". This will provide a focus on becoming a centre of surgical excellence, significantly increasing the number of planned operations each year as well as continuing to develop into a centre of excellence for older people's care.
Main duties of the job
From the beginning of your career with us at Weston General Hospital, you will have a varied caseload within a range of clinical specialities which would often take longer to achieve within larger departments with multiple Band 5 rotations.
You will benefit from working alongside specialist dietitians with expertise in a range of specialities including gastroenterology, diabetes, critical care, surgery and oncology. You will also gain experience in supporting food policy initiatives, promoting MUST screening and you will have opportunities to deliver training and education to patients and healthcare staff. This includes the clinical teaching and assessment of dietetic students from the University of Plymouth joining us on their A,B & C placements.
As part of the UHBW Foundation NHS Trust, we are in partnership with several hospitals within Bristol and North Somerset which may also offer opportunities for cross site working to further develop your career. This includes Bristol Royal Infirmary - a busy university teaching hospital and Bristol Children's hospital.
Please contact Helen Wilmot Pathway lead for Dietetics at Weston on 01934 647031 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit to meet our friendly and dynamic team.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Details
Date posted
05 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
387-DT-4804-CG
Job locations
Weston General Hospital
Grange Road, Uphill
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 4TQ
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Weston General Hospital
Grange Road, Uphill
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 4TQ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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