Due to expansion of our dietetic workforce, following accreditation as a severe intestinal failure unit, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to join the trust multi-disciplinary nutrition team in this full time (37.5hrs pw), permanent, band 6 role.You will be an enthusiastic and dynamic Dietitian who wishes to develop skills in the area of intestinal failure, parenteral nutrition and complex nutrition support. You will work as a core member of the well-established nutrition team, alongside medical, nursing and pharmacy colleagues, taking part in inpatient ward rounds, outpatient MDT clinics and providing telephone support to our home parenteral nutrition patients. You will be trained and supported in this role by experienced senior dietetic colleagues.

Service development projects, audit and research will be key parts of this role including supporting the introduction of indirect calorimetry to the dietetic service. There will also be opportunity to contribute to the department student training activity and our preceptorship programme for newly qualified dietitians.

For further information contact:Dr Nicky Wyer, Dietetic Clinical Lead - Intestinal Failure & Nutrition Support. 02476 967177 nicky.wyer@uhcw.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

Within the nutrition team your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• To provide specialist dietetic advice on the dietary / nutritional management of adult patients with intestinal failure or complex enteral nutrition support needs
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary management of a specialist inpatient and outpatient caseload of intestinal failure / complex nutrition patients on parenteral, enteral and oral nutrition support.
• Act as an adviser and educator to other health care professionals and other Coventry Dietitians in the specialist dietetic area of intestinal failure and complex nutrition support.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

To work autonomously to provide specialist dietetic advice to patients, their carers and staff within agreed protocols and guidelines and with support from senior colleagues including:

• Carry out nutritional assessments (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition, parenteral and enteral nutrition intake and diet history) to determine nutritional problem.
• Development of treatment plans (calculation of nutritional requirements, analysis of nutritional intakes sometimes using specialist IT systems, client centred goals and discharge planning including patients on artificial nutritional support)
• Prescription of dietary treatment and ACBS products for conditions where there are limited professional / clinical guidelines available.
• Make recommendations for alteration of parenteral nutrition regimens

To be clinically competent following appropriate training to give specialist dietetic advice, treatment and dietary counselling to patients in, in-patient and out-patient clinic locations including consultant led clinics and structured group education programmes as appropriate.

To communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers, requiring negotiation, persuasion, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to change.

To use appropriate communication skills and resources to ensure that suitably accessible information is available to individuals on their dietary treatment/care plans.

To liaise with catering, nursing and dietetic staff to ensure the provision of a satisfactory meal service for individual patients

To attend and participate in multidisciplinary meetings and ward rounds.

To participate in the health promotion activities of the department.

To work flexible hours to meet the needs of the patients and the service as required

For further details of the job role please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals Coventry

Clifford Bridge Road

Coventry

CV2 2DX

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