Specialist Surgical Dietitian

We have a great opportunity to join the Dietetic team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. We have a vacancy for a part-time (0.6 WTE) Band 6 Surgical Dietitian, fixed term for 12 months. The successful candidate will be part of the Surgical and Gastroenterology Dietetics team and will be involved in delivering specialist inpatient and outpatient services to our patients.

The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic team of 6 surgical dietitians, ACP and a dietetic support worker. This role offers a wide range of benefits including the opportunity for flexible working, as well as a range of professional development opportunities., This post involves managing an inpatient caseload on the Surgical wards as well as a monthly specialist outpatient clinic. The successful candidate will work closely with MDT colleagues including consultants,surgeons and specialist nurses. Clinical areas covered include: upper GI, lower GI, gynaecology, orthopaedics, general surgery, pancreatic disease, complex oral and enteral nutrition support. There will an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in parenteral nutrition and critical care.

In addition to clinical work, the post holder will have the opportunity to develop supervision skills by supporting junior staff and students, to actively participate in service improvement and audit and the opportunity to develop and deliver new ways of working.

Team working, excellent communication and prioritisation skills are essential.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.