Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Lincoln County Hospital
Town: Lincoln
Salary: Dependent on experience
Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59
Renal Dietitian - Band 6
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
* Patient-centred: Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
* Safety: Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
* Excellence: Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
* Compassion: Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
* Respect: Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
This is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Job overview
To provide nutrition and dietetic care for patients and carers at the Lincoln Renal Unit. This is a band 6 post but a B5/6 development package can be agreed for a band 5 interested in working in renal dietetics. The role is fully supported and supervised by a very experienced renal specialist dietitian. This is a part-time role of 22.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertaking nutrition assessments, providing individualised treatment plans for renal patients.
2. Attending regular MDTs.
3. Providing cross cover of other Lincolnshire renal sites as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Maintain state registration to practice with the Health Professional Council.
2. Responsible for timely and accurate documentation in line with the British Dietetic Association and ULH standards for record keeping.
3. Collect and record appropriate data on dietetic care.
4. Undertake training learning and development activities as identified in PDP.
5. Regularly update clinical knowledge and practice and follow evidence-based practice.
6. Effectively manage own time and clinical caseload, prioritising clinical need.
7. To follow all departmental and ULHT policies and procedures. Contribute to the development of clinical policies and guidelines within renal services.
8. Provide a clinical dietetic service providing advice on management, planning and development of dietetic treatment programmes to service users and health professionals.
9. Assess patients’ nutritional status and requirements and give dietary advice/recommendations including use of parenteral and enteral feeding as required.
10. Produce or review diet sheets and nutritional resources, in line with current guidelines and evidence-based practice.
11. Participate in staff training and give lectures/talks to professional and clinical groups.
12. Participate in the training of student dietitians.
13. Represent ULHT Dietetic Department on appropriate multi-disciplinary groups and committees.
Person specification
Qualifications
* HCPC registration
* Appropriate post graduate training in specialist nutritional support applicable to renal
* Specialist post registration training in renal
* Post registration training in behaviour change
Previous Experience
* Experience in nutritional support in renal dietetics
* Experience in renal dietetics
Other requirements
* Ability to travel across county to other sites
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare. We are committed to promoting equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable.
For more specialist or clinical advice contact Katy Stuart, Specialist Renal Dietitian.
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