Job overview

We are recruiting for an experienced dietitian to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will become part of a large team of dietitians and dietetic assistants with an apprentice due to start in the New Year. The team works in a variety of inpatient specialties, community services, paediatrics and renal.

This role offers the opportunity to develop and influence service delivery in complex nutrition support. The post holder will deliver a service to complex nutrition support patients working collaboratively with another band 7 dietitian, nutrition nurses and the wider MDT.

There is an expectation to line manage individuals within the department, contribute to our established student-training programme and support other team members in their development including preceptorship.

You will participate in a variety of activities to build your CPD portfolio including training provided internally and access to external training relevant to your role.

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialised inpatient and outpatient service  service to complex patients requiring Nutrition support considering the range of options available, including patients with Nasojejunal tubes, on home IV-fluids (e.g. short bowel syndrome patients) in liaison with the Nutrition team staff.

To make clinical decisions as part of the Nutrition Team about the appropriateness of PN, safe administration, recommendations as to alternative artificial support and advise on changes in PN prescriptions. 

To provide nutritional support to appropriate surgical elective care patients after surgical pre-assessment in addition to providing dietetic input after surgery.

To be the lead within the department on nutrition support  matters

To be a member of the multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team, participate in twice weekly full MDT consultant led ward rounds as well as daily ward rounds with the Nutrition Nurse to provide expert support to complex patients.

Review, develop and implement protocols and policies for nutrition support across the acute Trust.

To attend and support the referral process and organisation of the Feeding Issues MDT.

To act as the dietetic lead at multi-disciplinary team meetings.

To provide specialist knowledge and advice to all Health Care Professionals on Enteral and Parenteral feeding To provide expert knowledge with regard to Nutrition Support to other dietitians within the Trust

To cover the Critical Care Unit as required during staff absence.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

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