York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Dietitian
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Hours: from 22.5-37.5 hours per week
- 37.5 hours a week for 8.5 months
- 30 hours a week for 10.5 months
- 22.5 hours a week for 14 months
Contract Type: Fixed Term (maternity cover)
If you’re looking for career progression in a supportive department which emphasises clinical supervision and peer support, as well as learning and development across the Four Pillars of Practice, this may be the post for you!
You will be joining the growing team of over 30 Dietitians within our Trust, as a Dietitian based at York Hospital. This would be for a candidate that is looking to progress their clinical and leadership skills within stroke and neurology dietetics, both on an inpatient and outpatient basis.
You will be proactive, organised and looking to gain more experience and knowledge in stroke and neurology dietetics for both inpatients, and outpatient clinics, including patients on home enteral feeding. You will be supporting patients with conditions including motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, complex Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, functional neurological disorder, brain injury and different types of strokes requiring oral nutrition support and/or enteral feeding. You will also have the opportunity to see patients through from their acute inpatient stay to the outpatient setting to ensure that continuity of care.
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The department places a strong emphasis on clinical and peer support and clinical supervision, and has a well-established programme facilitating the training of dietetic students on the three clinical placements, included within their training. We are also involved in delivering a variety of rolling training programmes for other healthcare professionals across the Trust, relating to nutritional care.
You will have the opportunity to work with many experienced dietitians, as well as within broader multi-professional teams. You will be working with other dietitians and dietetic assistant practitioners, and together you will provide inpatient and outpatient services for people diagnosed with stroke or neurological disease(s).
The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy.
If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.
Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
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- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Julie Hannah
- Job title: AHP Team Manager
- Email address: julie.hannah1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07717690260
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