East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
B6 Specialist Acute Dietitian
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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, ITU and Orthopaedics inpatients in the Acute Hospitals.
- Liaise closely with the patients' relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning
- Provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT
- Work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required
Responsibilities
- To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, gastroenterology patients and 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 undertake regular audit of services provided.
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Our Supportive Dietetic Department
Our 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, apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Practitioner (AP) dietitians. We promote and value a strong focus on health and wellbeing in our team, including through social events and activities.
Staff Benefits
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.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Katharine Hampshire-Jones
- Job title: Head of Dietetics Services
- Email address: katharine.hampshire-jones@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07811811721
John Koufakis
Email: ioannis.koufakis@nhs.net
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