Senior Dietitian - Acute Medicine and Frailty
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 6
We are recruiting for a Senior Dietitian who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake autonomous work across the acute medical, frailty, and older person's wards and have the opportunity to work in the emergency department.
The post holder's team would also cover areas, such as a frailty same day emergency care unit, and support the work of an assistant practitioner. There would also be opportunity to learn skills about critical care and may be required to cover this specialist area, depending on service demands.
To take an active role in supervision of the team under the leadership of the Dietetic Team Lead, deputising in their absence. Other responsibilities may include attending and actively contributing at MDT meetings, board rounds to discuss patient cases, helping prevent inpatient admissions through intervention in the emergency department, and discussing patient care, dietetic intervention, goals, and discharge planning.
Job responsibilities
The dietetic team sits within a wider therapy team, including physiotherapy and occupational therapy staff. The dietetic team has 14 dietitians, 4 dietetic assistants, and 1 dietetic apprentice. The dietetic team is divided into sub-teams depending on specialty and pediatrics is also part of the acute service. Junior dietitians have the opportunity to rotate between teams and the post-holder will be part of their rotational training.
To work as part of an Acute Dietetic Team undertaking assessment of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes.
To deliver individualised dietetic treatment programmes using a broad range of skills in individual and group settings.
To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans.
To refer patients appropriately to other healthcare services according to protocol, providing timely and detailed information to allow continuity of care.
To communicate effectively with patients, carers, and other healthcare professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools, share findings, agree treatment plans, progress nutrition, provide advice, and teaching. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties, and those who may be unable to accept their diagnosis/prognosis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
* Current Health Professions Council registration
* Member of British Dietetic Association, ideally including relevant specialist group
Knowledge
* Competency in nutritional assessment of patients in varied clinical specialties in a range of population groups
* Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the issues involved with working in a busy acute setting, in particular respiratory medicine
* Understanding of national and professional issues
* Understanding of clinical governance and relevant national guidelines
Experience
* Knowledge and application of artificial nutrition - enteral nutrition is essential and some experience of parenteral nutrition preferred
* Experience of supervising Dietetic students
* Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload in fast moving acute environment
* Involvement in developing department and service protocols
* Experience of managing patients within an MDT setting
Skills
* Able to communicate clearly with other team members and patients/carers in challenging situations
* Ability to develop and prepare dietetic resources
Values Based Question
* Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro rata
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