Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

An opportunity has arisen to join the growing team of over 30 dietitians in the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, as a band 6 dietitian specialising in Renal dietetics. This part time (4 days per week) post is based at York Hospital in the cultural city of York.

The postholder will be a key member of the large and supportive renal MDT and will be part of a team of 4 band 6 renal dietitians led by a band 7 Advanced Clinical Specialist Dietitian. The renal dietetic team delivers a comprehensive service to patients in all stages of renal disease and transplantation. The renal service covers a wide area, including satellite services in Harrogate, Easingwold, Scarborough, Malton and Selby, and this post will be required to support services at several of these localities, alongside members of the renal MDT. There will be weekly MDT meetings, where a variety of patients with chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, on dialysis and pre and post transplantation will be managed. You will be involved in the dietetic management of renal patients on nutrition support by devising appropriate oral and enteral feeding regimens; making changes based on the assessment and interpretation of biochemistry and fluid balance. You will be trained in the use of anthropometry equipment and use of anthropometric measurement as part of the nutrition assessment of renal low clearance, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients. You will be trained in the use of bioimpedance equipment for assessment of fluid balance in renal low clearance, haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.

The department places a strong emphasis on clinical and peer support and supervision and has a well-established programme facilitating the training of dietetic students on A, B and C placements. We are also involved in delivering a variety of rolling training programmes for other healthcare professionals across the Trust relating to nutritional care. The successful candidate will be involved in these important aspects of learning and development.

For a full outline of the post, please refer to the job description and person specification or contact Louise Wells.

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

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Please note that Bank only staff and Apprentices on the National Apprenticeship Minimum Wage will not be charged.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area:

North Yorkshire is a fantastic part of the country. It is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York; a place which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK. It's a great place to be and, as the largest provider of healthcare locally, we’re proud to serve 800,000 people.

It's not just the area that's a great draw - as a member of our team, you’ll have access to one of the most generous and comprehensive pension schemes in the UK, a minimum of 27 days annual leave (on top of Bank Holidays) and an award-winning package of staff benefits.

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