Job Description

Do you want to be part of an award-winning, innovative, friendly team?



Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust Home Enteral Feeding Team (HEFT) has several exciting opportunities to join their well-established, experienced team. We are looking for a Dietitian with skills in Enteral feeding to join our dynamic team.



This role is a 12 month fixed-term post to cover Maternity Leave.

The proposed interview date is:

8th August



Main duties of the job

As a Home Enteral Feed Dietitian, you will:

have an exciting and varied caseload with the opportunity to care for both adult and paediatric patients who are enterally fed in the county of Gloucestershire care for patients in different settings, including patients in their own homes, nursing/care homes, schools and respite centres work as an autonomous practitioner caring for a dedicated caseload of enterally fed patients be supported to develop your skills in enteral feeding by highly specialist, experienced Dietitians have the support of a dedicated mentor within the team to help develop your dietetic skills work within the HEFT MDT and wider MDTs including: neurology, learning disability and palliative care teams, to name a few have the opportunity to extend your scope of practice with practical tube competencies utilise well developed communication skills to liaise with members of diverse MDTs have the opportunity to undertake research and further post-graduate study at Master level, including the opportunity to undertake a Preceptorship programme and associated Masters level module have the opportunity of flexible working, with the possibility of some remote home working on occasion, within needs of the team

Well-being support is available to you to help manage more complex caseloads.



The HEFT is well-established, with over 20 years of experience in delivering high quality enteral feed care to patients in Gloucestershire. The team is multidisciplinary; including Dietitians, Enteral nutrition Nurse Specialists, Dietetic assistants and admin support. Each team is led by a dedicated, highly experienced and skilled leader who is able to provide you with the support, knowledge and skills needed to develop you as a member this dynamic team.



The HEFT can offer you a varied caseload of patients. The team care for both adult and paediatric patients, allowing you to develop your knowledge and skills across a range of clinical areas. We cover unique settings including a third level disability college and a highly specialist neurological centre. The teams is actively involved with research, both in-house and national projects. We conduct regular audit and service development work which has been presented nationally (at BAPEN) and internationally (at ESPEN congress).



The team can offer a number of unique opportunities including access to an educational bursary, apprenticeship opportunities and a preceptorship programme. Active involvement in further post-graduate education and research is encouraged, to ensure you are developing skills across all pillars of dietetic practice. From when you join the team, we offer a structured competency framework as well as having an in-team educational lead to help support your development. We are committed to investing in your CPD.



This is a 12-month Fixed Term contract to cover Maternity Leave. You will hold a caseload of patients who are enterally fed in the community. For full information on this role, please view the attached job description.