Job Description
Dietitian
Serco Health – The Barts Health NHS Trust, East London
Permanent/Full Time – 37.5 Hours per Week
£48,000-£52,000 per annum + Great Corporate Benefit
Here at Barts Health NHS Trust, Serco provide a range of support services including catering – with our Patient Dining Team providing nutritional and dietary expertise across the five prestigious sites. As our new Dietitian you’ll ensure that the 1.4m outpatients we support continue to have their therapeutic, cultural, religious and lifestyle needs met.
Working with both the wider Serco team and the Trust, you’ll do this by providing comprehensive dietetic support and guidance that helps us to exceed high technical and legal standards. This will include conducting audits and reviews of our food service, investigating catering complaints and patient care incidents, and assisting with menu planning.
In short, you’ll be the person we turn to for the expertise and specialist advice that will allow us to have a real impact on the standard of care patients receive across the hospitals. You won’t be doing this alone though. As well as reporting into our Contract Director and the Serco Health Company Dietitian, you’ll be working with colleagues who are every bit as passionate about improving the lives of patients as you are, in a company that lives by its core values of Care, Trust, innovation and Pride.
And alongside a range of other benefits, we’ll also actively fund your HCPC registration.
What you’ll need to do the role
First and foremost, you will have experience of working in a previous Dietitian role for either the NHS directly in a Trust for a Health services provider. The ideal candidate should hold a Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics. As the Dietitian you should have a current and up to date HCPC registration.
As you will be working with a variety of stakeholders across the contract previous experience of working with catering managers and food service staff will be required as in the role you will support them with the delivery of special diet training, menu planning and menu analysis.
You must be able to demonstrate prior knowledge and experience of Clinical audits this includes stages such as developing, participating in, analysing, completing reports and disseminating findings
Why Serco
Meaningful and vital work: The services we deliver to Barts NHS Trust are hugely important to the running of it, and our Dietitian plays a massive part in delivering this and ensuring constant improvement.
A world of opportunity: This is a role where you’ll be able to put your stamp on it and drive meaningful change. You’ll be able to broaden your experience and apply your skills in new ways.
Great people: We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed. You’ll have the resources you need to do your job in a diverse and supportive environment.
What we offer
There are a range of benefits for working at Serco including Funding of your HCPC Registration when it comes to renewal, 6% Employer Matched Contribution Pension, Life Assurance, 25 Days Holiday and 8 Days Bank Holidays and other flexible Serco benefits.