Specialist Nutrition Support Dietitian

To take the lead role and responsibility to provide a high quality dietetic service to patients requiring parenteral nutrition support across surgical, medical and oncology specialties. To support the Nutrition Support Team (NST) in developing the nutrition service to the Trust from a dietetic perspective.
The postholder will be an integral member of the nutrition support team (NST) at the RSCH. The postholder will be responsible for leading and providing specialist assessment, management and education for adult patients requiring parenteral nutrition. To assist HPB/ICU/NST Team Lead with the clinical supervision and development of junior members of the department and students. The post holders working days must include Monday and Wednesday to coincide with Nutrition Team ward rounds.

A part-time opportunity has arisen to join our Dietetics Department at The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust on a fixed term contact (maternity leave cover) to be a part of our Nutrition Support Team. The post holder will be required to work on Mondays and Wednesday in line with the needs of the service, the third day is flexible.
We are looking for somebody with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will be working alongside our multi-disciplinary team of dietitians, pharmacists, gastroenterologists, specialist nurses, and biochemists.
If you are an HCPC registered dietitian with experience and a strong interest in parenteral nutrition and intensive care, looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a friendly and supportive team, we would love to hear from you.

This post is shared across delivering the nutritional element of the nutrition support service for patients at The Royal Surrey Hospital. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in indirect calorimetry and you will also be involved in delivering education sessions to healthcare professionals.
You will join a forward thinking dietetic team which undertakes the training of A, B and C placement students, and also focuses on research and audit in its areas of activity to promote clinical effectiveness in patient care. You will be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally, with the chance to shadow and learn from specialist dietitians.

Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
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