University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Senior Dietitian Preston Lodge
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Are you wanting to feel valued and supported in one of the biggest acute teaching hospitals in the UK, working in a large service committed to professional and personal development with clearly defined career pathways.
This exciting opportunity has arisen to provide nutritional care to a new community rehabilitation facility, just 1.6 miles from Leicester Royal Infirmary. This unit supports the government's shift from acute to community as part of the NHS 10 year plan.
You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to support patient care, including assessment and treatment planning for those needing rehabilitation, reablement and recovery. The role also involves training staff, developing resources, helping evaluate the service, and working with the Preston Lodge team to provide high-quality care before patients are discharged from UHL.
You will be expected to work in creative and highly innovative ways to champion and accelerate our Rehabilitation, Reablement and Recovery (RRR) model, empowering individuals to regain independence, build confidence and achieve meaningful, lasting change.
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Working closely alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of the services, offering assessment, formulation and treatment plans patients in Preston Lodge rehabilitation facility. The post remit will also include teaching and training of healthcare professionals, resource development, student dietetic training.
We are in the top 100 hospitals in the UK and are the UK leaders in terms of our IT, Communications and Marketing agendas. We are a very progressive Service which actively contributes to the Trusts Quality Improvement agenda and has a well-established service improvement programme which you will be encouraged to join. We also have Dietitians presenting their research all over the world and are committed to supporting and developing your growth as a professional.
We have well defined CPD and clinical supervision models in place to support you.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We Have Four Primary Goals
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- High-quality care for all,
- Being a great place to work,
- Partnerships for impact, and
- Research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- We are compassionate,
- We are proud,
- We are inclusive, and
- We are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Moira Dawson
- Job title: Dietetic Clinical Lead
- Email address: moira.dawson2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0116 2585400
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