Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team of 15 dietitians, 4 dietetic assistants and 2 nutrition nurses as our Lead Nutrition Support Dietitian.



We are looking for a candidate with substantial experience in nutrition support, either an experienced band 7 or a Band 6 looking to develop their leadership skills.



The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting junior dietitians and dietetic assistants working in our acute hospital. Excellent communication and organisation skills will be required and you will contribute to service development within the dietetic service and nutrition support team. You will be work closely with medical, surgical and ITU colleagues as well as HEF dietitians for discharge planning and coordination nutritional care for complex patients.



Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.



Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.



We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.



More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.



We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman:

"The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."



Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.



For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.