Community Dietitian

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a community dietitian to work within our small, friendly dietetic team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and proactive dietitian, with excellent clinical, communication and team working skills., To work as an autonomous dietitian; providing assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients presenting with a range of conditions.

Your role will primarily focus on supporting a mixed community caseload in own home, clinics and nursing home settings across Warrington and Halton as well as supporting with patient group education sessions.

Our service is actively involved in student training, supporting placements for the University of Chester, Manchester Metropolitan University and others across the North West as required. There will be an opportunity to be actively involved with student training as well as wider service development as appropriate.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.