Specialist Weight Management Dietitian
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Face to face interviews to be held on the 17th June.
Specialist Weight Management Dietitian 15 hours per week (flexible working considered) Band 6 (will consider recently qualified band 5 to train up to Band 6 as a training post).
Do you have a passion for working in weight management?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist dietitian to join our team with two other dietitians and a part-time psychologist in the Tier 3 service. The post is based at Worcester Royal Hospital and includes clinics at Redditch, Kidderminster and Bromsgrove. Some clinics will be virtual.
We are a forward thinking and proactive Dietetic department of 22 dietitians working within specialty teams.
We can offer you:
Main duties of the job
The post holder is a key member of the weight management MDT, and we work closely with the bariatric dietitians, bariatric nurses, psychologists and surgeons.
Experience in weight management work and behaviour change approaches is desirable as are excellent interpersonal, communication skills and collaborative teamwork. Enthusiasm and commitment are essential.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in specialist areas as part of a team.
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice for continuous service improvement.
- Experience of implementing clinical governance.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising students.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- Wide range of CPD activities related to specialist area
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration - dietitian
Desirable
- Attendance at training course or conference related to obesity
- Post graduate training in behaviour change /motivational interviewing/ CBT
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Member of appropriate specialist group e.g. BDA obesity group
About the employer
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple: