Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Dietitian - Renal
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 225-DIV3-5548746-D
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Dietitian - Renal
Band 6
Job overview
Are you a Registered Dietitian looking for an exciting new post? We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Dietitian with experience and interest in renal disease to join our growing, supportive renal dietetics team.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and time management skills, together with an ability to be flexible and a commitment to MDT working. In return, we offer excellent development opportunities within the field of renal dietetics.
Main duties of the job
Working with other renal dietitians, the successful candidate will provide the dietetics service to patients requiring dialysis across 5 renal units and home therapies. You will be a vital member of the MDT and support multi-professional quality assurance meetings. Once established in your role you will also support the development of a junior member of the team on rotation, and participating in the training of student dietitians.
Working for our organisation
Our Nutrition & Dietetic Service has a staff of 30 who provide a service to the ethnically diverse populations of Wolverhampton & Cannock. The dietetic renal team is one of 5 clinical teams within the department, and our admin team provides good secretarial support. We provide excellent training & development opportunities for our team, and clinical placements for students from Coventry and Birmingham City Universities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assess, diagnose and treat nutrition related problems in the renal population.
Proactively support patients & their health care team to manage abnormal biochemistry, and undertake regular SGAs
To work with the team to develop patient education resources.
To contribute to QA meetings to improve patient care, treatment and outcomes.
To develop and arrange training for members of the multidisciplinary and dietetic team as required.
To develop practice by undertaking evidence-based audit and project work.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- Current HCPC registration as a Dietitian
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate learning/experience in a range of clinical settings.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in training and developing others
Knowledge & skills
Essential criteria
- Experience/interest in working in renal dietetics
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Ability to travel between renal units
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kathryn Robinson
- Job title
- Head of Nutrition & Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902695335
- Additional information
If you would like to visit or discuss this vacancy, please get in touch.
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