Senior Dietitian (HPN and UGI/HPB)

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to step into a unique secondment opportunity within our specialist Dietetic Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

We are pleased to be able to offer a fixed term Band 6 role split between the Hepato\-pancreatic\-biliary and upper gastrointestinal (UGI and HPB) teams and the Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) team.

We are looking for a HCPC registered Dietitian with strong communication and team working skills with a desire to develop their clinical knowledge. You will be supported by our Dietetic Team Lead’s, and you will have excellent opportunities for professional and personal development within our department. This includes involvement in audit, service development, evaluation and research within your clinical specialty and secondment opportunities across the department.

Due to the split nature and specialities involved in this role experience working at Band 6 level is preferred but not essential.

Deliver nutrition teaching within a number of training programs and provide training to A, B \& C placement students which you will be actively involved in.

Be responsible for the provision of high quality Dietetic service to a clinical caseload in a designated speciality, using a high level of skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner.

To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and teaching practice. Providing specialist advice and education in the designated speciality.

To work within the Dietetic team in assisting in the operational management of the department.

To assist the Dietetic management team to ensure the overall service provides high quality patient care, and in the management of clinical governance, resources and equipment.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

We are a friendly, supportive and innovative department of around 60 Dietitians, plus Dietetic assistants across three hospital sites and the community. If this sounds like an exciting step for your career, then we would love to read your application.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.

Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

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