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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our friendly and supportive team at Royal Lancaster Infirmary within the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay on the edge of the Lake District offering a wide variety of leisure activities for a positive work life balance.
The post would ideally be suited to a newly or recently qualified dietitian wishing to expand their dietetic skills and knowledge. There will be opportunities for career progression and development.
Applicants should be HCPC registered dietitians. The post will be based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary but may require travel to other sites within the Trust.
The successful applicant will work as part of a site based team, with the support of experienced dietitians. The post covers a range of inpatient work including medical, surgical, orthopaedics, oncology , and stroke management as well as outpatient clinics . As such you will gain experience in a wide range of clinical areas such as nutrition support, enteral feeding and gastroenterology . You may have the opportunity to gain experience in paediatrics and other dietetic specialist areas where appropriate .
The department is approved for training student dietitians . We have excellent IT facilities and are committed to personal development and training.
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.
The successful applicant will work as part of a site based team, with the support of experienced dietitians. The post covers a range of inpatient work including medical, surgical, orthopaedics, oncology and stroke management as well as outpatient clinics . As such you will gain experience in a wide range of clinical areas such as nutrition support, enteral feeding and gastroenterology . You will have the opportunity to gain experience in paediatrics and other dietetic specialist areas where appropriate .
The department is approved for training student dietitians . We have excellent IT facilities and are committed to personal development and training.
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