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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian looking to work within the acute adult team at Fairfield Hospital.

This permanent post provides an opportunity to work within specialist areas including stroke, parenteral nutrition and critical care.   We have lots of opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills. You will also be able to develop and take part in staff teaching and training, and maintain your continuous professional development.

You will support and  supervise student placements and Dietetic Assistants, as well as playing a key role in raising the profile of dietetics across the Care Organization and within the MDT.

You will be actively involved in the development, implementation and audit of patient care practices as part of Clinical Governance.

Main duties of the job

Main Responsibilities:

• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To attend ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings as appropriate to ensure a co-ordinated approach to patient care.
• Decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands, and ensure that these remain in accordance with specialty.
• To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients on nutrition support and liaise with appropriate internal and external agencies.
• Attend staff meetings and participate in discussions concerning the running of the nutrition and dietetic service.
• Participate in the achievement of dietetic department objectives

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three

core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information

around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk