Dietitian

You will work across a variety of dietetic disciplines including (but not limited to) elderly care, respiratory care, general medicine and general surgery., The post is full time and will be based cross site between Pinderfields Hospital and Dewsbury & District Hospital. The clinical duties of the post include cover for acute inpatient wards and general outpatient clinics. There may be opportunity to spend time with the community MY Therapy Dietetic team, undertaking home visits for vulnerable nutritional support patients. There will also be opportunities to participate in non-clinical tasks such as ward staff education sessions and presentations to a variety of patient groups.

As the department takes A, B and C students from Leeds Beckett University, the post holder will also be expected to take an active role in supporting our student training programme.

The dietetic department is fully committed to CPD and clinical supervision. Regular CPD sessions are provided by internal and external staff.

Candidates must currently be registered with the Health Care Professions Council or due to be registered with the Health Care Professions Council within the next year. There will be the opportunity for newly qualified staff to start as a Band 4 Dietetic Assistant whilst awaiting their HCPC registration to be confirmed.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.