Intestinal Failure Specialist Dietitian

Job summary

Band: 7 Salary £46,1482 - £52,809

Hours: Full Time and Part Time available

Contract Type: Permanent

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced intestinal failure dietitian to join our friendly team working at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.

This is a permanent post to take the dietetic lead on the management of our HPN cohort. Previous experience in parenteral nutrition and intestinal failure (IF) is essential for the post and applications from those looking for part-time work are welcomed.

Queen Alexandra Hospital has a well established and long standing IF service providing support for patients across the region. The team of respected consultants, nurses, dietitians and pharmacists will be expanding and reshaping in the upcoming year and you will be joining at an exciting time in the service as it evolves to meet future challenges. The supportive MDT works in liaison with the surgical IF service based at Southampton and you would be part of a well-respected and enthusiastic team.

You will be based at the Queen Alexandra Hospital site as part of the Acute Dietetic team. A friendly team, we pride ourselves on our supportive nature. Part time and flexible working requests are welcomed and accommodated where possible.

Main duties of the job

As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, you will take the lead and demonstrate an advanced level of expertise within the highly specialist area of intestinal failure. You will play a key role in the nutritional management of this patient group and will provide advice, education and support to patients, carers and other health professionals.

In addition you will actively be involved in the trusts clinical governance programme and quality framework agenda by taking lead responsibility for ensuring continuing professional development, audit and research activities within this specialist area.

This role will also include line management and supervision of the band 6 surgical dietitian who will support the clinical responsibilities of this post.

Our Team

As a team we strive for clinical excellence and development; research, service evaluations and projects are highly encouraged. Development of analytical and research skills will be supported and many of our dietitians have presented at conferences across the globe. Teaching opportunities and engagement with staff and the wider public are embraced.

Our department is actively involved in training student dietitians, and supervision of students from the University of Surrey and the University of Winchester is included within this role. You will be encouraged to take part in leadership training and will support junior members of the team when appropriate.

Job responsibilities

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.