dietitian

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The dietitian will be a highly skilled, senior practitioner able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice, with expert knowledge in the management of patients dietary issues and conditions. They will work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the PCN.

The dietitian will provide person centred interventions for the patient from initial clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care within set patient groups.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered dietitian with current registration and relevant professional credentials.
• Experience in primary care or first-contact dietetics preferred.
• Knowledge of diabetes, weight management and frailty essential.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced MDT with strong governance and safeguarding awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead dietetic service delivery within the MDT and PCN context.
• Develop, implement and evaluate dietetic pathways and clinical governance.
• Provide patient-centred care with clear referral criteria and outcome measures.
• Support teaching, audits and service improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Analytical/problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

HCPC registered Dietitian

BDA registered

Level 7 MSc in Dietetics

Tools

EMIS/SystmOne

IT and databases

Job description

The dietitian will be a highly skilled, senior practitioner able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice, with expert knowledge in the management of patients dietary issues and conditions. They will work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the PCN. The dietitian will provide person centred interventions for the patient from initial clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care within set patient groups. They will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice. They will work collaboratively with the general practice MDT to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide dietetic leadership as required. The role requires the dietitian to work in-practice, and work closely with a forward thinking and passionate multi-disciplinary team., Clinical Practice

Evidence, Research, and Development

• Develop relationships and a collaborative working approach across the PCN supporting the integration of pathways in primary care
• Work as part of an MDT in a patient facing role, using your expert knowledge of dietetics, to create stronger links for dietetic services through clinical leadership, teaching and evaluation skills
• Support research and audit programmes to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of our service
• Streamline the pathway of care by providing a responsive service so that patients receive timely access to care

Leadership

• Lead, manage and contribute to service delivery
• Implement all aspects of effective clinical governance for own practice, including undertaking regular audit and evaluation, supervision and training
• Communicate effectively and appropriately, with patients and carers, complex and sensitive information regarding diagnosis, pathology, prognosis and treatment choices supporting personalised care

Facilitating learning

• Provide feedback and support to other PCN clinical team members on appropriate referral criteria
• Critically reflect on own practice and continue to develop your skills.
• Knowledge and expertise around diabetes is essential
• Experience with weight management
• Frailty and nutrition support
• Experience with conducting groups, Whether you are a Band 6 with 3 years post-graduate experience stepping up into this post or a seasoned Band 8a moving into primary care for the first time, we are proud to offer a supportive environment for all of our team members with 4 hours of protected CPD time every week., Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Strong clinical problem-solving and analytical skills, including ability to identify when to refer a patient to another service or for diagnostics
• Ability to critically reflect on your own professional developmental needs, and is motivated to progress your clinical development (with support)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to work cohesively with a wider team
• Able to follow legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
• Office skills including the use of IT programmes, databases and other modern/tech based ways of working and collaborating, Fully HCPC and BDA registered practicing Dietitian
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in dietetics
• An up-to-date understanding of Health Education Englands Roadmap to Practice, Completion of some level 7 MSc learning
• Previous clinical experience of first contact triage clinical work; even if in the private sector or freelance
• Previous experience of using EMIS / SystmOne, Experience with working with individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
• Experience with working with frail and elderly patients or in care homes
• Experience in weight management
• Experience with working with individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
• Experience with working with frail and elderly patients or in care homes
• Experience in weight management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Primary Care Dietitian is England's only national independent specialist first contact dietitian provider who is purely focused on supporting NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and their GP practices to deliver high-quality and tech-enabled NHS primary care dietetic solutions. Through our talented team, who are supported by experienced and Health Education England trained FCP clinical supervisors, we have been commissioned by NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to deliver an integrated and local dietetic service. You can find out more about our team here: https://www.primarycaredietitians.co.uk/about