Specialist Dietitian

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Paediatric Team based at Worthing Hospital where you will be part of our large Paediatric team working across University Hospitals Sussex. The paediatric team at Worthing covers a number of specialities including allergy, diabetes, home enteral feeding, acute paediatric ward, special care baby unit and coeliac clinics. We support A,B and C placement students.

Worthing hospital is located 5 minutes walk from the sea and the vibrant town centre. The South Downs are close by and we have excellent links to London and Brighton.

This post provides Specialist Paediatric Care to our varied paediatric caseload including general clinics and some inpatient ward cover.

You will be involved in meetings, e.g. discharge meetings, multidisciplinary case conferences, etc. and participate in the education of other health professionals, e.g. Junior Doctors, Health Visitors and our student dietitians (we train students on A, B and C placements). Any post holder will have the opportunity of being involved in the wider department projects and service improvements.

We are a research active Therapy Services with strong links to the Trust Research and Innovation Committee and local HEIs. We are continuing to develop and support local clinical research activity and will support staff to develop clinical academic careers. Therapies Services has a professional skills development programme that complements clinical knowledge and skills leaning which staff are encouraged to attend.

Please give us a call or come for an informal visit if you have any questions about the post.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

To work as part of the Dietitians Department in providing a quality dietetic service to in-patients and out-patients. The post-holder will manage their workload, exact range of responsibilities will be dependent on clinical experience and skills:
General dietetic-led paediatric clinics and group education sessions.

Sharing in the provision of dietetic service to the ward

Paediatric home enteral feeding service - will work with the Paediatric Team lead in managing the department’s caseload of HEF patients. In-reach onto the ward as needed

**As part of the dietetic services, the post-holder will**:
Participate in supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement.

Support supervision of band 5 dietitians and dietetic support workers.

Cover clinical workload of other dietitians, e.g. during annual leave.

Undertake normal activities of the department - MDT working, projects, meetings, service developments, audits & research, CPD, developing resources, training other health professionals, lead/participate in national awareness events (Nutrition & Hydration week, Dietitians week), etc

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for details.