Job overview

An exciting opportunity as arisen for a Band 5 Dietitian to join our dietetic acute team.  We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative, and proactive Dietitian with excellent clinical, communication and team working skills. 

The post will be based at Warrington hospital and will offer a range of clinical experience (general medicine, general surgery and care of the elderly)  providing a dietetic service to acute adult patients with the opportunity to cover outpatient clinics and group patient education sessions.

The team is actively involved in dietetic student training placements and there is scope for the successful candidates to contribute significantly in this. 

The department offers excellent support for your professional development, and you will be actively supported to engage in preceptorship and clinical supervision.

Main duties of the job

To provide evidence-based dietetic care to adult inpatients

To assess and manage patients with a variety of nutritional needs

To contribute to multidisciplinary team working

To maintain accurate and timely clinical records

To engage in service development within the department

To participate in the supervision, mentoring and training of student dietitians

To attend and participate in the Trusts Preceptorship Programme

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.