Job overview

HEF Dietitian, Band 5

Do you want to be part of an award-winning, innovative, friendly team?

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust Home Enteral Feeding Team (HEFT) has several exciting opportunities to join their well-established, experienced team. We are looking for a Dietitian with skills in Enteral feeding to join our dynamic team. 

This role is a 12 month fixed-term post to cover Maternity Leave.

The proposed interview date is:  8th August 

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

As a Home Enteral Feed Dietitian, you will:

- have an exciting and varied caseload with the opportunity to care for both adult and paediatric patients who are enterally fed in the county of Gloucestershire

- care for patients in different settings, including patients in their own homes, nursing/care homes, schools and respite centres  

- work as an autonomous practitioner caring for a dedicated caseload of enterally fed patients

-be supported to develop your skills in enteral feeding by highly specialist, experienced Dietitians

-have the support of a dedicated mentor within the team to help develop your dietetic skills

- work within the HEFT MDT and wider MDTs including: neurology, learning disability and palliative care teams, to name a few

- have the opportunity to extend your scope of practice with practical tube competencies

- utilise well developed communication skills to liaise with members of diverse MDTs

- have the opportunity to undertake research and further post-graduate study at Master level, including the opportunity to undertake a Preceptorship programme and associated Masters level module

- have the opportunity of flexible working, with the possibility of some remote home working on occasion, within needs of the team

Well-being support is available to you to help manage more complex caseloads.

Working for our organisation

The HEFT is well-established, with over 20 years of experience in delivering high quality enteral feed care to patients in Gloucestershire. The team is multidisciplinary; including Dietitians, Enteral nutrition Nurse Specialists, Dietetic assistants and admin support. Each team is led by a dedicated, highly experienced and skilled leader who is able to provide you with the support, knowledge and skills needed to develop you as a member this dynamic team.

The HEFT can offer you a varied caseload of patients. The team care for both adult and paediatric patients, allowing you to develop your knowledge and skills across a range of clinical areas. We cover unique settings including a third level disability college and a highly specialist neurological centre. The teams is actively involved with research, both in-house and national projects. We conduct regular audit and service development work which has been presented nationally (at BAPEN) and internationally (at ESPEN congress).

The team can offer a number of unique opportunities including access to an educational bursary, apprenticeship opportunities and a preceptorship programme. Active involvement in further post-graduate education and research is encouraged, to ensure you are developing skills across all pillars of dietetic practice.  From when you join the team, we offer a structured competency framework as well as having an in-team educational lead to help support your development. We are committed to investing in your CPD.