Job overview

Are you looking for a new and exciting role?  We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our Dietetic Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.  This is an exciting and innovative Band 6 Specialist Dietitian post working within secondary care across East Sussex.

As a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian within ESHT you will be supported in the Acute settings. Duties include providing specialist advice to Stroke, Frailty, Surgery, Gastroenterology and Orthopaedics inpatients in the Acute Hospitals.

You will liaise closely with the patient’s relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning.  You will also provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT. 

Our close knit and supportive Dietetic Department includes over 40 clinicians and associated staff working across the specialities of community nutrition support, diabetes, gastroenterology, inpatients, intensive care, oncology, paediatrics, prescribing support and rehabilitation.  Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) dietitians, plus our apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) dietitians.  We promote and value a strong focus on health and wellbeing in our team, including through social events and activities.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, surgical inpatients, rehab inpatients.

To provide leadership support to the Clinical Leads within the Team and support junior members of staff through clinical supervision and line management duties.

To provide relevant training to Nursing staff, Catering staff, patients and their carers and third sector organisations. 

To develop and audit resources to support and identify educational development within East Sussex Healthcare, acting as a resource for specialist information.

To support training and supervision of student dietitians during their clinical placements.

To work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required.

To undertake regular audit of services provided.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. 

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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