Job Description
Band 7 Critical Care Dietician
Based in Carmarthen
- ITU Experience required)
- Onsite support only.
- Escalation rates accepted for experienced B7
- Start date is ASAP - Current approval until June, likely to extend.
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 7 Critical Care Dietitian to join our multidisciplinary team. The postholder will provide specialist dietetic care to critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU) and high-dependency units (HDU), ensuring optimal nutritional support to enhance recovery and improve patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:Clinical Responsibilities:
* Provide expert nutritional assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for critically ill patients, including those requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition.
* Work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), including intensivists, nurses, pharmacists, and speech and language therapists, to provide holistic patient care.
* Develop, implement, and monitor individualized nutrition support plans for patients with complex needs such as sepsis, trauma, organ failure, and major surgery.
* Manage parenteral nutrition (PN) prescribing and adjustments in collaboration with the pharmacy team.
* Support the weaning process from artificial nutrition to oral intake where appropriate.
* Provide specialist dietetic advice in complex cases, including those with multi-organ dysfunction, ventilator dependency, and post-ICU syndrome.
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