Job description
An exciting opportunity to join our Band 6 Dietitian bank staff at Homerton Healthcare working in the vibrant and diverse borough of City and Hackney. We have an opportunity for a motivated dynamic Dietitian with excellent prioritisation and organisational skills to gain experience in a fast-paced environment with support from our friendly yet innovative and proactive service. The dietetic team sits within a busy acute therapy service team comprising of physiotherapists, OT, speech and language therapists and therapy assistants. The post-holder will provide nutritional input for a wide range of patients in an acute NHS hospital, and you will be part of well-coordinated, specialist multi-professional teams working closely with nursing and medical colleagues.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessment for a range of patients within acute inpatient service including, but not exclusive to, gastroenterology and surgical.
• Provide specialist dietetic intervention for patients with complex nutritional support needs on the medical and surgical wards.
• Adapt dietetic practice to suit needs of patient, service and location of intervention in the medical and surgical wards setting.
• Working alongside the team and line manager, participate in ongoing service evaluation and development.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Freeman Job title: Specialist IBD Dietitian Email address:
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