Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 412-COMM-7016249
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dietetic service DMCS Corridor Leighton Hospital
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Surgical Specialist Dietitian
Band 6
Job overview
Is a surgical specialist role your next dietetic challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian with an interest in acute surgery to join the dietetic team at Mid Cheshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, based at Leighton Hospital, as a full time Band 6 dietitian.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a key member of the surgical dietetic team, providing a specialist dietetic service to complex surgical patient including the provision of PN and enteral nutrition . The post holder will enjoy close working relationships with the multidisciplinary team. They will also cover a dietetic surgical outpatient clinic supporting the patient journey to post operative recovery patients enabling timely nutritional intervention.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate relevant skills and experience in oral and enteral nutritional support, support can be provided to extend these skills and PN following competency base training as required. The post holder will support the training, mentoring and development of junior dietetic staff and students, which will provide opportunities for developing leadership skills. This post sits within a supportive clinical team with dietetic assistants and administrative support.
The service places a strong emphasis on clinical and peer supervision and has a well-established program facilitating the training of dietetic students on clinical placements
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deliver specialist dietetic services to adult patients, with responsibility primarily for the surgical speciality across Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust, as part of the Acute Adult Dietetic Team.
To formulate, deliver and monitor nutritional care plans for referred patients. This would include highly complex clinical conditions and diet therapy, across the surgical wards and outpatient clinic.
To be recognised as an expert source of knowledge in your field of expertise contributing to development of clinical guidelines, resources and education packages
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered as Dietitian
Desirable criteria
- post registration training in surgical dietetic intervention
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience in acute surgical dietetic
- Clinical experience in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- 1 year post registration experience
skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate skills in Enteral feeding regime
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of skills PN
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Macleod
- Job title
- Acute Team leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 612213
- Additional information
Jacqui Stocker Dietetics and Adult Speech and Language Therapy Manager
01270 273598
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
- Telephone
- [email protected]
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