Dietician (Bank)

Job description

Dietitian

St Bartholomew's Hospital | Health | Bank | Part time | Includes weekend work
Up to £30 per hour (+20% at weekends) depending on skills and experience

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

Nuffield Health is the charity that's building a healthier nation, one day at a time. From award-winning hospitals and leisure facilities to flagship community programmes - we'll do whatever it takes to look after the UK's wellbeing. It starts with passion and commitment to quality. It starts with you.

We have an exciting opportunity for motivated, committed and experienced dietitians to join our bank staff team. You will ideally have at least 2 years prior experience working in an acute hospital setting with relevant registrations and qualifications including HCPC. The ideal candidates will have experience gained through training and post registration experience, including but not limited to one or more of these clinical areas:

• Oncology inpatient and/or outpatient settings

• General surgery

• Critical care

• Outpatient clinics (gastroenterology / nutrition for health)

• Group education (i.e. cardiac rehabilitation)

As a Dietitian you will:

• Ensure accurate clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional, statutory and Nuffield guidelines.

• Produce/adapt equipment to meet patient needs

• Undertake discharge planning

• Evaluate relevant information to plan the range and sequence of assessment required and determine the specific activities to be undertaken, the risks to be managed and the urgency with which assessments are needed

• Select appropriate assessment approaches, methods, techniques and equipment, in line with individual needs and characteristics, evidence of effectiveness, and resources available

• Explain clearly to patients their own role, responsibilities and accountability, and the information that is needed from the assessment and who might have access, respecting peoples dignity, wishes and beliefs; involving them in shared decision making; and obtaining their consent

• Prepare for, carry out and monitor assessments in line with evidence based practice, and legislation, policies and procedures and/or established protocol/established theories and models

• Monitor individuals during assessments and takes the appropriate action in relation to any significant changes or possible risks

• Evaluate assessment findings/results and takes appropriate action when there are issues

• Consider and interpret all of information available using systematic processes of reasoning to reach a justifiable assessment, explaining the outcomes to those concerned

• Determine and record diagnosis and treatment plans in accordance with professional guidelines

• Identify individuals whose needs fall outside protocols/pathways/models and makes referrals to the appropriate practitioners with the necessary degree of urgency

• Identify new developments made by others that might be relevant to own area of work to determine if and how they could be applied within own area of work

• Propose the adoption of relevant developments within own work area to relevant decision makers

Helping you feel good

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £15.00 a month.

Nuffield Health St Bartholomew's Hospital:

The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital. It is Nuffield Health's flagship centre for cardiac services and provides a full range of surgical and medical services, including orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, gynaecology and urology services.

Our hospital consists of:

• 48 inpatient and day case bedrooms

• 28 consultation rooms

• Three digital operating theatres

• Cardiac catheterisation lab

• Specialist intensive care beds

• Oncology day unit

• Endoscopy and minor ops theatre

• Full diagnostic imaging suite including MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography and general X-ray

We are likely to require review of our inpatients by dietitians at short notice, so living or working nearby to enable you to attend our hospital easily would be an advantage.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.