Dietitian

Job Overview

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We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated HCPC registered Band 5 Dietitian to join our Dietetics Team based at the Haywood Hospital in Stoke on Trent on a fixed term basis to August 2027.

You will be part of the Haywood Allied Health Professionals (AHP) portfolio and support the team lead of the Haywood Dietetics Service, undertaking a band 5 role supporting inpatient D2A services within the Haywood and community hospitals.

This is a varied role which will require you to work predominantly in the Haywood hospital but with some work across other community hospital sites and settings, such as nursing homes as service demands require.

You will hold a varied clinical caseload of nutrition support and enterally fed patients. You will collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary teams including Rehabilitation teams, D2A teams, Social care Teams, Community Intermediate Care, Respiratory Teams, and Diabetes Teams.

You will be part of a friendly and supportive dietetic team working within the inpatient D2A services within the Haywood and community hospitals. As a band 5 Dietitian you will focus on nutrition support, enteral feeding & therapeutic dietetics within the D2A wards.

As part of this role, you will:

• Provide specialist dietetic assessment and treatment for patients within the hospital rehabilitation settings, using evidence-based practice.
• Develop and implement individualised nutrition care plans, including enteral feeding regimes following local and national guidelines.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support safe and effective nutritional management for patients with swallowing difficulties and support with safe discharge planning.
• Support with service development, clinical audit and quality improvement projects.
• Support education and training for staff, patients and carers on nutritional care.
• Supervise and mentor dietetic assistant practitioner and dietetic students.

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

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For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.

Essential criteria:

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
• Dietetic registration with HCPC

Desirable criteria:

• Post Graduate qualification in Dietetics
• Evidence of completing specialist short courses

Essential criteria:

• Evidence of / willing to undertake post-registration training relevant to the post
• Commitment to supporting mentorship…