Dietitian

Join to apply for the Dietitian role at Candino CA We are looking for a self‑motivated, committed Dietitian to provide a quality dietetic service to the Ipswich and East Suffolk population. Being a key player you will work with both adults and children managing a caseload of nutritionally vulnerable adults and children within the inpatient and outpatient settings, including but not restricted to the acute hospital, outpatients and community settings. Your caseload will include mental health patients and those with disordered eating. You will benefit from working with other specialist dietitians as well as being responsible for day‑to‑day supervision of assistant practitioners. A range of skills are required for this post, including excellent communication skills and the ability to manage a busy workload. You should be someone who enjoys working within a team and is eager to provide support to others. The Team consists of 26 Dietitians with 6 Dietetic Support Staff providing a service to both acute and community settings. Supported by secretarial and administrative staff you will have access to regular supervision and opportunities to undertake continuing professional development through work shadowing, tutorials and courses as identified by your training needs and objectives. We are a well‑recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire. The trust is also committed with AHP research and has recently gained resource to support this within the trust. To manage a caseload of patients including those with complex needs in a range of settings using evidence‑based, client‑centred principles to assess, plan and evaluate specialised dietetic interventions. To undertake nutritional assessments within paediatrics, taking into consideration biochemistry, anthropometrics, growth, clinical condition and dietary intake. To work with patients and carers to identify nutrition‑related goals as part of an overall care plan. To plan, implement and evaluate interventions in partnership with patients and carers using a range of treatment techniques to meet individuals' nutritional requirements. To participate in patient care meetings to ensure that dietetic outcomes influence any decision regarding overall care plan. To provide support, education and advice to patients and carers regarding aspects of diet therapy e.g. dietary modification, food fortification, nutritional supplementation, enteral nutrition. One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area, delivering care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 colleagues providing care to approximately a million people. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients. To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you. Find out about living and working with us: Please contact Helen Gould or Catherine Dyson, Professional Lead for Dietetics, or Lindsey Mowles, Paediatric Team Lead, or call with any queries. Seniority level: Entry level Employment type: Contract Job function: Health Care Provider – Home Health Care Services #J-18808-Ljbffr