Job overview

The acute adult dietetic team at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust are seeking a motivated and passionate band 7 dietitian to lead the service to our critical care unit. We have a 7 bedded ICU and a 6 bedded HDU.

The post holder will have clinical responsibility for a designated caseload on critical care and will organise this effectively and efficiently, being flexible according to clinical and service priorities. They will have the ability to conduct nutritional assessments, including calculating nutritional requirements and interpreting medical information, to implement individualised, evidence-based treatment plans.

This post is highly complex and will include ethical decision-making as part of a team. 

This is a part time post of 22.5 hours per week. Days and times can be negotiated.

Main duties of the job

To be the lead dietitian for the critical care unit, reviewing and improving the service provided to the hospital and provide expert advice for other members of the team. You will also cover other general wards

To cover TPN rounds, attend Nutrition Steering Group meetings as required

To organise the in-service training aspect of our monthly department meetings

To supervise junior dietitians

To work with the other band 7 dietitians in the running of the department, helping to organise workload to cover sickness and annual leave

To oversee our requests for work experience and volunteering within the dietetic department and also to take an active role in supporting dietetic students from our local university.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.