Acute Dietitian | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Specialist Acute Dietitian Band 6 - Full time
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your career in the field of Acute Dietetics?
This post provides a specialist dietetic service to the patients on the Acute medical and eldercare wards as part of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) Nutrition and Dietetic Team.
If you are interested in learning more, please see the contact details below.
To work as a senior autonomous practitioner providing dietetic support and advice for patients referred to the Gastroenterology Dietetic service, their carers and Health Professionals delivering a service to these people.
To contribute to policy development.
To develop appropriate resources as required.
To help to support and/or establish Research and Development and a robust Audit review of the Nutrition and Dietetic service
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-handside
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
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Many of our staff work flexibly inmany different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when theallocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Feb 2025