Address We are looking for someone to become part of the Paediatric Dietetic team at Frimley Park, which provides a high-quality nutrition and dietetic service to patients and staff. The department consists of a team of 35 providing services to Frimley Park Hospital and the local community.
You will develop a good understanding of therapeutic diets and catering systems. You must have good communication skills and the ability to problem solve and use initiative to deal with varied queries. Good basic office and computer skills are required for this post as well as being able to work as a flexible and supportive team member.
You will be assisting the Paediatric dietitians as well as working under supervision in both the inpatient and outpatient setting providing support to patients who require special diets and feeds with appropriate menus and supplementary drinks/formula, liaising as required, with ward staff and the catering department.
Administrative responsibilities will include general office administration and checking patient menus, retrieving patient information prior to clinics, stock checking and handling of enteral feeding supplies and computer analysis of patient intakes.
There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details
Excellent communication skills on telephone and face-to-face
Problem solving skills
Ability to prioritise work
To work under pressure and well in a team
