Specialist Dietitian, Long Covid / CFS University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Are you a dietitian who is passionate about service design and development and would like to work within a compassionate, dynamic, welcoming MDT?

We are looking to expand our Long Covid and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) service. This will be our first dietitian role.

The Long Covid and CFS team aims to provide a first-class community rehabilitation service to adults in Coventry & Rugby. The post holder will be working in an expanding service with many opportunities for individual and service development.

Please be advised sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

As our Dietitian, you will be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the Long Covid & CFS service including sharing your knowledge with other professions of the MDT.

Providing 1:1 treatment where appropriate, the post holder will be involved in and facilitate discussion through group work and be able to problem solve while setting meaningful goals with these patients.

As part of the Rehabilitation team, you will work in a collocated MDT, alongside the Long Covid clinical lead, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist, Assistant Psychologist, and CBT Therapist. We regularly meet with our General Medical Consultant based at UHCW.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high-quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity, and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Dietitian to join an enthusiastic and experienced team of Oncology Specialist Dietitians to work within an established dietetic service.

Who are we? We are a Dietetic Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire based just under 10 minutes from the M69/M6 interchange. We are diverse in both skill and experience but also in personnel. We are a department of nearly seventy Dietitians (across Coventry and Rugby Hospitals) whose specialities include gastroenterology, critical care, surgery, stroke, major trauma, oncology, renal, diabetes, specialist weight management, paediatrics, and community nutrition support. We also provide student placements to neighbouring universities in Coventry and Birmingham. As a department, we are actively involved in both research and audit and actively encourage staff to identify and attend courses relevant to their role and future development.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Thursday 10 Apr 2025.