Job Summary
We are looking for someone with a passion for nutrition and health to join our small friendly team of dietitians and assistants at Ealing Hospital. This is a newly developed role which will support patients on the acute wards alongside the dietetic team.
The successful candidate will be supported through training and competencies to be able to hold a caseload of inpatients and develop and monitor nutritional plans within an agreed framework. The dietetic team works closely with the multidisciplinary team and catering team to ensure patients nutritional needs are met.
You need to have an interest in nutrition and experience working in a healthcare setting is desirable. Excellent communication skills are essential alongside skills in time management and organisation. As the Trust uses an electronic patient record good IT skills are required.
The dietetic team has 9 dietitians who cover a range of wards including medical, surgical, gastroenterology, ICU and gastroenterology and paediatric outpatients. There are also 2 dietetic assistants and admin support. The Ealing dietitians form part of the wider LNWUH Dietetic Team with dietitians at Northwick Park and Central Middlesex Hospitals with further specialities covering stroke, head and neck cancer and parental nutrition. There are good professional development activities available including specialist development groups, internal and external training and opportunities for shadowing.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with a passion for nutrition and health to join our small friendly team of dietitians and assistants at Ealing Hospital. This is a newly developed role which will support patients on the acute wards alongside the dietetic team.
The successful candidate will be supported through training and competencies to be able to hold a caseload of inpatients and develop and monitor nutritional plans within an agreed framework. There will also be opportunities to get involved in delivering training. The dietetic team works closely with the multidisciplinary team and catering team to ensure patients nutritional needs are met.
You need to have an interest in nutrition and experience working in a healthcare setting is desirable. Excellent communication skills are essential alongside skills in time management and organisation. As the Trust uses an electronic patient record good IT skills are required.
The dietetic team has 9 dietitians who cover a range of wards including medical, surgical, gastroenterology, ICU and gastroenterology and paediatric outpatients. There are also 2 dietetic assistants and admin support. The Ealing dietitians form part of the wider LNWUH Dietetic Team with dietitians at Northwick Park and Central Middlesex Hospitals with further specialities covering stroke, head and neck cancer and parental nutrition.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
