Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, innovative and motivated Dietitian to be part of our Trustwide Specialist Weight Management Service (SWMS). This post will work into both Tier 3 & Tier 4 (bariatric surgery) workstreams as we continue to establish a whole system, collaborative approach to supporting patients living with obesity as part of a continued service development and expansion plan. We are an established service, and you will be supported by experienced colleagues within a forward-thinking and collaborative MDT. Specialist weight management is an exciting, fast-paced area in which to work, particularly with the development and implementation of the medical management pathways.



This role will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital, but you will be working Trust-wide throughout North Tyneside and Northumberland delivering group sessions and clinics, both in-person as well as virtual. Due to the large geographical area covered by the Trust, a full UK driving license is essential.



We are a supportive department and organisation and will provide the successful candidate with the training/support required. If you are looking for a new challenge and have a keen interest in supporting people living with obesity, then this is the post for you.



Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.



You will be involved in supporting people living with obesity, who may also have long term conditions (e.g., type 2 diabetes, hypertension). You will help our patients through education, motivational interviewing and behaviour change techniques to set short and long-term goals with their food choices.



You will work collaboratively with the Tier 3 and Tier 4 multidisciplinary teams, including dietitians, dietetic assistant practitioners, psychologists, psychology assistants, physical activity facilitators, physiotherapists, nurses, surgeons and physicians. We have a developing drug therapy pathway in the service and you may be required to support patients on drug therapies (GLP-1-agonist) alongside medical staff.



We require you to be compassionate and understand the negative impact of weight stigma can have on our patients.



We take students from the North East, North Yorkshire Partnership for A, B and C placements and we are working closely with the HEIs to develop role emerging placements. All staff support our student training programme and candidates are expected to have received practice education training.



We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

The post requires the successful applicant to:

Provide specialist dietetic advice and support for patients living with obesity and other long-term conditions.



Manage a busy caseload by providing clinics and group sessions



Be an active part of the MDT



Act as a specialist resource to other members of the MDT and for our patients



Plan and organise education and training sessions to colleagues, students, dietitians, other health professionals and outside agencies



Work in a strategic manner with a positive attitude



Actively engage in research and audit



Contribute to, develop, monitor and comply with standards and policies for the dietetic department and the Trust



Role model a compassionate and inclusive leadership to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the Trust. Demonstrating a consistent leadership style which: engages and enables, uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and facilitates team working and collaboration within teams/departments and across organisational boundaries.