Band 6 - Dietitian, Nutrition and Dietetics in Watford

We are recruiting for a Band 6 Dietitian on a 6-month fixed-term contract to join our team of 17 Dietitians at Watford General Hospital. West Hertfordshire NHS Trust is a busy acute district general hospital, with the majority of the caseload now centralised at the Watford Hospital site. You will cover a variety of clinical areas including General Medicine and Stroke. The working days for this role are Monday and Tuesday.

Main duties of the job:

• This would be an excellent role for an experienced B5 Dietitian wishing to progress and increase their knowledge, skills and experience in a stimulating and supportive environment.
• The post is supported by a robust senior tier with a wealth of experience to help guide and support both your individual learning needs but to also strive to ensure that the best standards of care are provided.
• A well-established supervision, probationary, and appraisal process is in place to help facilitate this.
• We also offer In-Service training opportunities.
• There are also opportunities for course funding both externally and through the department’s links with the University of Hertfordshire.

Working for our organisation:

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare. Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive.

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We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.

Person specification:

• Education and qualifications: Health & Care Professions Council (UK) Registered Dietitian. Member of BDA. Membership of specialist group.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of appropriate dietetic treatment of patients with complex medical, and Stroke. Appreciation of CPD. Appreciation of audit.
• Experience: Band 5 Dietetic experience in complex medical, or stroke.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire. As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.