Specialist Surgical Dietitian

Job overview

Hull University Teaching Hospitals (HUTH) are seeking a Band 6 Specialist Surgical Dietitian to join our diverse team. The post holder will gain experience working in a large busy acute teaching trust.

The post holder will work alongside colleagues within the surgical dietetic team, and surgery service to support the timely delivery of nutritional interventions for those those admitted to the surgical wards.

We are seeking someone who can adapt to a changing environment and work well within a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build social networks working in partnership with other agencies.

Main duties of the job

You must be a registered dietitian that has suitable previous experience working with complex patients and building links to community services.

The role will require the post holder to undertake nutritional assessment and treatment of patients who may have highly complex and/or chronic presentation and work closely with other members of the ward multidisciplinary teams (MDT). This will include attendance where required at best interest meetings, ward rounds, MDT meetings and service improvement meetings (such as clinical governance).

The dietetics department offers various development opportunities and can provide additional training.

If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding position, we would welcome your application.

The post holder will be required to assist in delivering staff education programmes, on-going clinical advice and clinical supervision to other professionals and student dietitians.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals provide a comprehensive range of acute services from two hospital sites with an extended catchment population of 1.3 million people. The department has strong links with the Universities of Hull and York, Leeds Beckett University and with the British Dietetic Association.

Applicants should note that all new appointments to Hull University Teaching Hospitals are subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probation period.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.