Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our St Helier acute adult dietetic team on a temporary basis for 12 months to cover a maternity leave. This is an exciting chance to join our friendly, informal department which provides dietetic services to St. Helier Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital for children, the South West Thames Renal unit and the diabetes centre. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our dynamic team. There will be opportunities for cross site working on our Epsom site.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain a range of Dietetic experience in a supportive environment. The successful candidate with provide support to a small team of 3 Dietitians and work alongside the team lead on the Epsom site. They will cover a caseload of mixed complexity patients and will also be the lead Dietitian for Parenteral Nutrition in the Trust. They will also have the opportunity to cover an oncology outpatient clinic month.

We actively encourage personal development and provide support to develop your CPD skills. The department currently provides training for placement 1, 2 and 3 students and you will participate in this as part of the team.

Main duties of the job

·         To lead and manage the St Helier Adult Dietetic service.

·         To provide a highly specialist dietetic Nutrition Support service to adult inpatients and outpatients at Epsom and St Helier Hospital.

·         To work alongside all members of the dietetics department ensuring the delivery of a high quality service that satisfies professional standards and fulfils requirements for clinical governance.

·         To be responsible for the organisation, management, evaluation and development of the acute dietetic service, and the provision of formal and informal supervision to new graduates and less experienced dietitians, non- registered staff members of the team, and students

·         To collate and submit monthly clinical statistics to the Dietetic service lead and the Head of therapies.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

 After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.