NRC Specialist Dietician

Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust is seeking a Specialist Dietitian to support rehabilitation patients at the National Rehabilitation Centre. The role involves managing a clinical caseload and providing nutritional support. Key requirements include being a qualified Dietitian, registered with the Health Professions Council, and having experience in nutritional care. The candidate will work closely with a diverse team to improve patient outcomes and educate on nutritional needs.

Benefits

Endless personal development opportunities

Diverse workplace culture

Work in a new, purpose-built facility

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a registered dietitian.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Able to interpret and evaluate complex information.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize clinical caseload across NRC.
• Provide nutritional support to rehabilitation patients.
• Educate staff and patients about nutritional care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage workload

Team collaboration

Experience with nutritional support

Education

Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree or equivalent)

Registered with the Health Professions Council

Job description

Job Overview

Are you an enthusiastic dietitian, looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting new role working with complex rehabilitation patients at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC). The role of the Specialist Dietitian will be a key part of the interdisciplinary team, supporting those with nutritional needs – this will include oral and enteral nutritional support, so experience with these is essential.

You will be expected to effectively manage and prioritise a busy clinical caseload across the NRC, with the support of the Band 7 Dietitian. You will be actively involved in MDT working alongside other therapists and encouraged to be involved in audit, service evaluation and service improvement projects related to improving nutritional care of our rehabilitation patients. You will also play a role in education of nutrition across the centre to both patients and staff.

You’ll need to have excellent communication, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload within a supportive team. Experience of nutritional support and evidence of a varied clinical experience is desirable.

The NRC is a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, delivering a centre of excellence to improve rehabilitation services in England. It is co‑located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and will share some of the world‑class rehabilitation facilities. Find out more at www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

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Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career! We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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Training And Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree, post‑graduate diploma or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Registered with the Health Professions Council

Desirable criteria

• Relevant validate course
• Member of BDA including specialist group

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a registered dietitian.
• Able to apply additional depth of knowledge gained through experience to specialist area.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in relevant specialist area/s

Essential Criteria

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Excellent verbal, non‑verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training.
• Able to work as an integral member of dietetic and multi‑professional teams, building relationships with patients / carers, and other staff.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information and respond to people who are distressed or anxious.
• Able to overcome difficulties in communication, including language barriers, and adapt approach to varying situations.
• Able to overcome barriers to understanding.

Essential Criteria

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Able to interpret and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources using professional judgement to solve problems and make decisions where there are a range of options.

Essential Criteria

Planning and Organisation Skills

• Able to plan and organise own workload, including daily tasks and longer term strategic planning, despite interruptions and changing priorities.
• Able to plan and organise the work of allocated student dietitians.

Physical Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to carry out anthropometric measurements accurately and use relevant equipment.

Desirable criteria

• ECDL or other qualification

Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts)

Essential Criteria

• Able to make decisions within own work role guided by broad policies and guidelines, supported by team leader / clinical lead and multi‑professional team.
• Able to travel to areas within and beyond the Trust if required.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential Criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s "We are here for you" behavioural standards