Specialist Gastro Dietitian

at  Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

JOB OVERVIEW

Due to a recent promotion within the team, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a part time band 7 Gastro Dietitian to join our friendly dietetic team on a temporary basis for 12 months. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our dynamic team with some previous experience in managing patients with gastroenterological conditions. The role will be based at Epsom hospital with some off site working for clinics.
This is an excellent opportunity to consolidate previous knowledge of patients with gastroenterological conditions and enhance skills in this area within a supportive environment.
The successful candidate will provide a highly specialised Dietetic service to patients with a gastroenterological condition within the local area.
We actively encourage personal development, whilst the department currently provides training for placement 1, 2 and 3 students and you will both lead and participate in this as part of the team.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Full UK driving license
  Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
  References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
  Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
  DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

To act as gastroenterology specialist and provide a highly specialised, comprehensive and effective dietetic service working alongside the consultants at EGH. To be the lead in the area of education in gastroenterology.
To work with all members of the dietetic department to deliver a high
quality service that meets professional standards and fulfils Clinical
Governance.
To manage own caseload/time/meetings and meet daily deadlines autonomously. To be the link for student Dietitians for the University of Surrey alongside the development of timetables.
The post will be predominantly based in Epsom however flexibility for some cross site working will be required.
The post retains the flexibility to work across a seven day working pattern.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Please refer to the job and person specification for more information on the detailed roles and responsibilities.