Specialist Dietitian

Job summary

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for a busy clinical caseload covering a mix of clinical conditions (with a focus on oral and enteral nutritional support) and you will be expected to input into multidisciplinary team ward rounds/ meetings. Clinical experience in acute and respiratory medicine, older adults and infectious diseases would be an advantage.

In addition to clinical work there is an opportunity to lead within the team on areas such as student training, investigations & staff supervision.

As part of this role you will contribute to the supervision and development of rotational band 5 Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant based in the team and will contribute to placement provision for A, B and C Dietetic learners and Apprentice Dietitians.

There will also be opportunities to be involved in departmental and MDT initiatives/ working groups, in the planning and delivery of nutritional education to health care professionals and in service development.

For further information please contact Gillian Williams (Clinical Dietetic Manager): Gillian.Williams16@nhs.net or

Team Lead Dietitians: Laura Kelly (laura.kelly20@nhs.net), Lucy Pearson (lucy.pearson5@nhs.net), Emily Morgan (emily.morgan13@nhs.net)

Job responsibilities

We have a strong focus on investing in the continued professional development of our team to ensure that they can achieve their full potential. We lead the way in providing training and career development opportunities in every department and at every level of our organisation.

The Nutrition and Dietetic department has a very strong ethos for promoting health and well-being in the workplace with health and well-being champions embedded in teams. We are proud of our inclusive and welcoming environment and we regularly celebrate successes and arrange team social events. The Nutrition and Dietetic department is also supportive of flexible working arrangements.

Leeds is a diverse and multicultural city and has many benefits, including good transport links and convenient access to entertainment, events and leisure facilities for all ages and interests.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.