Graduate / Senior Dietitian- HENS Adult

There may be the opportunity in the future to support the adult team with community balloon tube and/of Nasogastric tube changes if desired, after suitable training has been provided, but this is not an expectation of this role.

There is also established service-wide Continuing Professional Development and close working relationship with the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Dietitians, providing more general opportunities for development.

The service has a growing involvement in research and audit, and is also involved in the pre-registration placements for student dietitians undertaking A, B and C placements.

Previous experience in clinical adults and/or home enteral nutrition is desired, however, if you can demonstrate an interest in adult home enteral nutrition but do not yet have the required experience, training and development opportunities or a development position can be agreed.

You will also need excellent communication skills. We operate a proactive hands on working style with enteral feeding tubes, equipping you to work collaboratively with patients, carers, and professionals.

The HENS team is part of the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) Nutrition and Dietetic Service, and provides services to adult and paediatric patients resident in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who require Enteral Nutrition at home., We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied

An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian, to join the well-established Leicestershire Home Enteral Nutrition Service (HENS) on a full or part time permanent contract.

The post holder will manage a caseload of adult patients receiving enteral nutrition in the community, including at home, daycare and care homes.

Although the primary focus is adult specialities there are strong links with the paediatric team.

This post would also suit a band 5 to 6 development opportunity if the preferred candidate is newly qualified or awaiting qualification. This would be achieved over an agreed time frame and completion of competency assessments.

This friendly, forward thinking and supportive team consists of Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners, Dietetic Support Workers and administrative staff.

The HENS team is involved in pre-discharge training and preparation, post-discharge monitoring, coordination of supplies of feed and equipment, maintenance of enteral feeding tubes, and provision of a trouble-shooting service for families and professionals.

We have close working relationships with the wide network of healthcare, social care and education professionals involved with our patients, such as Leicestershire's community Nurses and acute trust services.