Specialist Dietitian Home Enteral Feeding

We are looking for a dietitian with a keen interest in working with adults requiring enteral feeding across community settings within Nottinghamshire.

We are looking for 1.0 WTE Specialist Dietitian to join the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Home Enteral Feeding Team to cover maternity leave.

The dietitian would become a member of the Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) Community Outreach Team based at Nottingham City Hospital Campus. We are a friendly and supportive team of around 24 staff supporting approximately 800 patients, including children, in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. You would be based at City Hospital campus and once the training period is complete, there will be opportunities for home based working.

As a service we are committed to continuing professional development for all our staff through a range of opportunities that include recognized training courses, research, involvement in service development and audit.

We have a proven record of supporting staff in their development in similar roles. There are also many innovative career pathways at NUH, including the recent appointment of Clinical Specialist 8a roles.

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

The post holder will manage a varied HEF adult caseload of patients and will visit community settings including patient's homes, day care centres and care homes.

You'll need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload and that of other members of staff within the supportive team.

The Trust is committed to providing excellent nutritional care, led by its Nutrition and Hydration Steering committee. We have close links with the University of Nottingham, and take student dietitians for A, B and C placements.

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katherine Pooley Job title: Team Leader Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07812275706