JOB DESCRIPTION Specialist Weight Management Dietitian Part-time 30 hours Salary £36,000 - £40,000 pro rata for part time Remote Hybrid Cambridgeshire Accountable to Service Manager Adult Weight Manager, Tier 3. MAIN PURPOSE Everyone Health is seeking an experienced Registered Dietitian to join our Tier 3 weight management team to provide a Tier 3 weight management obesity service for patients in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.The successful candidate will join our Tier 3 team Nutritionist, Nurse prescriber, Health Psychologist and Physical Activity Specialist and be responsible for the nutrition and dietetic management of Tier 3 patients with complex obesity and associated comorbidities. You will be responsible for managing a caseload and delivery of virtual group sessions to patients. You will carry out and one-to-one initial assessment and follow up sessions. You will also be supporting patients on low calorie diets and those using weight loss pharmacotherapy.You will be working from home but may be required to attend face to face meetings or clinics periodically, so will need to hold a full driving license and have access to a car. SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES To lead in the provision of a specialist dietetic service within the multidisciplinary team To be responsible for the provision of the dietetic input into multidisciplinary patient clinics and groups. To provide expert dietetic input and advice to support patients to lose weight To communicate, liaise with and refer to other services related to patient management To be responsible for ensuring that all necessary data is collected and inputted to ensure that we can collect the comprehensive clinical outcome data required to allow for robust evaluation of this service. To ensure that patients and carers have consented prior to dietetic intervention in line with professional guidelines To provide specialist Dietetic advice and resources to support the pharmacological pathway. To support the multi-disciplinary team in clinical decision making. To provide line management and professional development support for the team Nutritionist and Physical Activity Specialist. To devise, monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plans to enable patients to achieve their goals. To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients and referral or signposting to other services including Tier 4 services to support their weight loss maintenance To maintain continuing professional development and continuously meet the requirements of HCPC registration. To participate in the development, implementation and update of operational and professional standards and policies To contribute to operational and strategic planning for the service To initiate and participate in research and audit within your area of specialism To ensure that all records of patient contacts follow Everyone Healths standards and protocols and to use SystmOne and other relevant systems to ensure rigorous data collection processes. To manage feedback and complaints in line with Everyone Health policies and procedures. To comply with professional codes of practice, professional guidelines and department policies To comply with information governance requirements including confidentiality, GDPR and data protection. To undertake all mandatory training required by Everyone Health PERSON SPECIFICATION 1. SKILLS ABILITIES Ability to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively. Ability to manage own caseload of patients. Ability to produce detailed, accurate and evidence-informed patient nutrition care plans. Ability to translate complex nutritional information into a format that is appropriate and understandable for patients to support compliance with healthy eating intervention and advice. A commitment to continuous service improvement with expert insight into patients needs, so that all patients receive high quality care. Passionate about putting patients first and delivering a high-quality service. Proven ability to relate, motivate and confidently engage individuals in activities and discussion as part of a group and in a 1to1 situation. Ability to work independently and manage own workload; able to work effectively and supportively as a multi-disciplinary team member. Sound interpersonal skills with proven ability to work effectively with all levels of colleagues, including effective partnerships with other agencies and service providers. Evidence of experience in embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes. Good presentation of self enthusiastic, innovative and flexible. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals including patients, colleagues and external partners. Proven planning, organisational and evaluation skills. Ability to organise, monitor and check work to ensure no element of a task is left unfinished. Ability to use generic software packages and data systems.