Job Description
You will be responsible for managing a caseload of designated wards, outpatient clinics and providing dietetic advice education and support to patient’s carers and other Health Care Professionals.
The post holder is a source of dietetic expertise to The Trust’s in and out patients. You will be aiming to optimise their nutritional status, help them meet their health objectives and achieve a good quality of life. We are proud of our strong AHP community, in which we play an active role within multi-disciplinary team working.
You will have a wide-ranging introduction to dietetics with the opportunity to build a portfolio of experience in a range of clinical dietetic conditions.
You will be joining and experienced supportive team of dietitians and will participate in regular 1:1 supervision to facilitate clinical excellence and personal development. We will support you with the BDA competency document, to aid progression to Band 6 level. We actively participate in clinical audit, student training and service development.
As a team we are passionate about providing development opportunities for our staff which are tailored to meet the needs of the individual. Our Trust has excellent additional leadership training opportunities, to aid progression.
The Dudley group recognises the importance of a supportive transition into your work with us, so as a new graduate, internationally educated registrant or a colleague returning to practice we provide a comprehensive preceptorship programme as a Trust and Black Country ICS. We want to make sure you have everything you need to thrive in your career with “Team Dudley”.
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.