Interview will be held on 21st Nov 2024
This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated dietitian with an interest in surgical and medical dietetics, excellent communication skills and a passion for patient centered care.
As the successful candidate, you will be based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital providinga specialistdietetic input into thesurgical wardsworking closely with your MDT colleagues including consultants,surgeonsand specialist nurses.
This role will provide you with excellent and supported professional and personal development. As part of theteamyou will have opportunities to be involved with the training of dietetic students, other dietitians and healthcare professions. There are also opportunities to get involved with audit,researchand service development
You would be joining a team of over 25committed and welcoming dietitians, who work in a range of specialist areas at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Reading is the largest town in the UK with great shopping,nightlife, restaurantsand London is less than half an hour by train.
We are aforward thinkingdepartment that has a strong focus on a patient centered service. We encourage service development and have an established quality improvementprogrammedriving the service forward.
If this sounds like the next exciting step in yourcareerthen we would love to read your application
You will be based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading working closely with the oncology consultants and specialist nurses to assess and advice patients. Our service uses a range of consultation settings to support our patients at all stages along their treatment pathway. Some of the areas of work include:
• Being part of the MDT in assessing nutritional status
• Advising and supporting patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Supporting the training of dietetic students
• Supporting peerswith specialist knowledge
• Implementing Quality Improvement programme to lead service development
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
1.A passion and interest in the field of Upper GI oncology
2.HCPC registration to work as a qualified dietitian in the UK
3.Patient centred approach
4.To work as an integrated member of the MDT
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Jacqui Copp on [0118 322 7116 or email: jacqui.copp@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Monday 4 Nov 2024
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