(0.5WTE, 12 month fixed term maternity leave cover) at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The role will provide specialist dietetic care to patients with medical conditions affecting the small and large intestine, liver, and pancreas. Please see information below and the job description attached for further details; informal enquiries are very welcome. The proposed interview date is 20th February. We have a large, friendly, and supportive Dietetic Department and Gastroenterology team. Our dietetic department is based across our 2 hospital sites: Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) & Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH). This post will be part of the acute dietetics and gastroenterology teams and based at CGH. You will work closely with the wider team, including gastroenterologists, specialist nurses, and the ward team based in Cheltenham and across Trust sites. Gloucestershire is a great area to live, with many areas of outstanding natural beauty, as well as excellent transport networks to the rest of the country.
Responsibilities:
Provide nutritional care to gastroenterology patients. Work as an integral member of the Dietetic and multidisciplinary Gastroenterology Team. Deliver complex nutritional support, including enteral tube feeding. Maintain well-developed team working, communication, interpersonal, and supervisory skills. Be an autonomous practitioner based in Cheltenham General Hospital, with potential working across hospital sites.
Minimum Requirements: We are looking for a highly skilled Dietitian with experience working within the NHS. Experience in gastroenterology and delivering complex nutritional support is essential.
NHS AfC: Band 7 Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients. As a former winner of the England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live. As a hospital Trust, we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies while also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000. By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support. #J-18808-Ljbffr