Nutrition & Dietetics
“HCT could not have been a better place to do my final year placement! I was instantly made to feel welcome from everyone in the team, and nothing was ever too much to ask.
During the 15 weeks, no day was ever the same; I got to experience both sides of the community nutrition and dietetics services, the acute, as well as the diabetes service, learning new skills in every area.
The support I received from my placement educators was phenomenal and they went above and beyond to help me - I could not thank them enough!”
(University of Hertfordshire BSc Nutrition & Dietetics student)
Description of service
The service is comprised of 35 Dietitians, 4 Dietetic Assistants and 2 Admin staff. You can read more here:
Specialties covered
The Service works across Hertfordshire in a number of locations. The service provides input to both adults and children in a variety of settings and specialities including:
- Acute Hospitals
- Home Enteral Feeding (adults and children)
- Community Hospitals
- Primary care GP clinics
- Outpatient clinics
- Telephone clinics
- Structured education groups (Diabetes, IBS, Coeliac Disease and FODMAP) – face to face / virtual
- Head and neck oncology and upper GI oncology
- Neurology rehabilitation
- Care homes (education and training)
- Specialist schools
- Domiciliary visits
Areas covered
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Lister Hospital |
Howard Court |
Sandridge Gate Business Centre |
There are good bus links from the stations and we are lucky to be on main line routes in and out of London. Some of the placement does involve travelling away from the hospital sites, but with planning this is always possible. Having access to a car is of benefit for this placement.
Main contact
Rhiannon Hinstridge
rhiannon.hinstridge@nhs.net
Accommodation information
There is the possibility of accommodation with Origin Housing at Lister Hospital.
Preparing for your placement:
Before the placement, a letter is sent confirming the timing of the placement, dress code and information on the inter-hospital transport. This has a contact e mail/ telephone number if there are any areas to be discussed before the placement begins.
Other information
Feed company used: .Abbott
The whole team is very supportive and keen that everyone feels comfortable throughout their placement. Each week there is an allocated supervisor who can help if issues related to the timetable arise and with whom the student meets at the end of the week to discuss their progress and plan action points for the following week. The timetable is planned, so that it is clear who to work with or report to each day. There is a meeting half way through the placement to see how the placement is progressing and a final assessment at the end of the placement, where all the Dietitians involved in the final stages of the placement have made a contribution to the assessment mark.
