Specialist Dietitian

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hardworking, motivated Dietitian, ideally with experience in Stroke, to join our friendly and welcoming team of Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants at Whiston Hospital (as part of the Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust). The successful applicant will be working autonomously on the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU), and with a Band 6 colleague on the Acute Stroke Unit (ASU), with access to clinical support and supervision. You will provide a high-quality service to our in-patients across both units; setting goals, monitoring progress, and ensuring appropriate follow-up on discharge is arranged. You will be working closely with the multi-disciplinary teams within the hospital as well as having administrative and dietetic assistant support. A flexible approach to day-to-day tasks is required to meet the demands of the service. We look for individuals who are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent, caring service to our patients.

The successful applicant will be a good team player who is also able to work independently. The individual will be a self-motivated, forward-thinking person who is flexible, reliable, and conscientious, with excellent verbal and non-verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Comprehensive clinical dietetic knowledge and recent clinical experience, particularly in complex enteral feeding and use of modified diets and fluids, are essential. Teaching skills, experience of multi-disciplinary team working and experience in, and enthusiasm for, service improvement and clinical audit are important. There are protected audit sessions within the Trust and staff are encouraged to make use of this. PLEASE NOTE - we provide a seven-day service: days of work will be Sunday to Saturday. You may be asked to provide occasional cover on a Bank Holiday. We have an excellent staff supervision and appraisal system which supports the development of individuals and their services. We take Student Dietitians on P1, P2 and P3 placements and you will have an active role in their training.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme