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Dietetics
Grade
Band 5
Contract
12 months (12 month fixed term contract)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6459162
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£34,089 - £41,498 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 5 Dietitian

Band 5

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic Dietitian to join our multidisciplinary inpatient therapy team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Hampstead site. The Royal Free provides many tertiary surgical and acute services for the north central London sector, which includes transplantation and hepato-pancreatico- biliary surgery.

This post is part of a Band 5 rotational program, covering medical; surgical and Care of the Elderly wards. You will be working in an experienced and supportive team, covering a varied caseload. This will enable you to develop your clinical skills to provide evidenced based care across both oral and enteral nutritional support.  

We are a forward thinking, friendly department involved in student placements, as well as teaching other health professionals such as doctors, nurses and therapy colleagues. Our service delivery is influenced by engagement in research, audit and quality improvement initiatives.  We actively encourage CPD and are committed to regular clinical supervision.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
  • HPC Registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proficient use of PC of MS office and nutritional analysis packages
  • Presentations to groups
  • Working with the public
  • Working as part of a team

Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven organisational skills & ability to manage time effectively, prioritise own caseload & meet deadlines
  • Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate
  • Effective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
  • Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Roshni Patel
Job title
Clinical Lead and Liver Transplant Dietitian
Email address
[email protected]

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Address
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Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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