Dietitian

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Band 5 Rotational Dietitian, providing essential dietetic services across various settings. You'll work with patients of all ages, developing treatment plans and enhancing patient knowledge. This role offers extensive learning opportunities and a supportive environment, emphasizing staff well-being and professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing dietetic services for adults and paediatrics.
• Ability to work autonomously and develop treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Providing dietetic services in various settings including inpatient and outpatient.
• Liaising with medical staff and maintaining patient records.

Skills

Dietetic advice

Nutritional assessments

Clinical competence

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

Band 5 Rotational Dietitian Role

The Band 5 rotational role offers experience across various settings supported by UHCW Dietitians, including placements within any of the services provided by UHCW.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Providing a professional dietetic service for adults and paediatrics in general medical and surgical inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, and the community at UHCW.
2. Assessing and treating patients/clients, maintaining records, with support from senior colleagues as needed.
3. Liaising with dietetic colleagues and other hospital staff such as medical, nursing, catering, and other health professionals.

Closing Date: This job advert will close once sufficient applications are received. We encourage early application.

Role Overview

As a valued member of the Dietetic & SLT Department, the post holder will support the patient journey through a variety of activities, adhering to clinical protocols and guidelines.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Working autonomously to provide dietetic advice to adult and paediatric patients, their carers, and staff, across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.
• Carrying out nutritional assessments, including biochemistry interpretation, anthropometrics, clinical condition, and diet history analysis.
• Developing treatment plans, calculating nutritional requirements, analyzing intakes (sometimes using specialist IT systems), setting client-centered goals, and planning discharges (including patients on artificial nutritional support).
• Prescribing dietary treatments and ACBS products where guidelines are limited.
• Facilitating group sessions to enhance patient knowledge and support behavior change.
• Providing dietetic advice, treatment, and dietary counseling across various conditions and settings, with clinical competence and support from senior colleagues when necessary.

About University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Rated as 'good' by the Care Quality Commission, it is one of the UK’s largest teaching trusts, known for modern facilities, research, and innovation. The trust is also a Pathway to Excellence organization, emphasizing staff well-being and development.

Joining us means becoming part of a passionate team with extensive learning opportunities. We are committed to diversity, equality, and human rights, fostering an environment of respect and inclusion.

Contact for Further Details

Name: Joanna Snart
Job Title: Acute Team Lead
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Alternatively, contact Gemma Burgess, Dietetic Service Manager - Acute Services.