Specialist Dietitian - Nutrition Support

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Discounts on external providers

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced dietitian to join the Nutrition Support Team, delivering dietetic input for inpatients and outpatients across Doncaster and Bassetlaw. You will support patients, families and healthcare professionals with complex nutritional needs in a proactive MDT environment.

The successful candidate will travel across Trust sites, contribute to audits and research, and benefit from a supportive framework for

Qualifications

• Experienced dietitian
• Interest in nutrition support and malnutrition reduction
• Willingness to travel across Trust sites and work across inpatient/outpatient settings

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic input for patients as inpatients and outpatients at the Trust
• Communicate complex information to patients and families clearly, both written and verbal
• Use motivational interviewing and counselling approaches to support acceptance and adherence
• Provide dietetic cover for inpatient parenteral nutrition as required
• Support student Dietitians during clinical placements
• Contribute to continuing professional development and Trust clinical governance through audit/research

Job description

Do you have a keen interest in nutrition support? Are you passionate about reducing malnutrition and improving continuity of care for patients across inpatient and outpatient settings? Do you want to be part of an enthusiastic and professional MDT supporting patients with complex nutritional needs?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced dietitian to join our Nutrition Support Team working across Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This forward thinking and proactive department welcomes applicants with an interest in acute dietetics who are passionate about reducing the risk of malnutrition for a group of patients with complex nutritional needs.

The post holder will be a key member of the Nutrition Support Team offering support and advice to patients, their families and healthcare professionals.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is highly committed to personal development. There are great opportunities to develop skills in audit and research submitting work for publication or presentation within a supportive framework

Applicants will work across Bassetlaw and Doncaster Hospital sites so the ability to travel across Trust sites and surrounding areas would therefore be advantageous.

In return we offer an excellent pension scheme. We are perfectly positioned, with the major regional centres, Nottingham, Leeds and Sheffield with near by delightful countryside.

• Provide the dietetic input for patients receiving care as inpatients and outpatients at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Communicate complex and sensitive information and advice, both written and verbal, to patients with complex needs in an understandable form.
• Use motivational interviewing and a counselling approach to facilitate acceptance and on-going compliance where complex barriers to change and acceptance exist.
• Provide dietetic cover for patients receiving care as inpatients requiring parenteral nutrition as required
• Support student Dietitians whilst on their clinical placements
• Take responsibility for ensuring own continuing professional development, and actively participate in the Trust’s clinical governance programme through audit and research activities.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lizzie Shaw Job title: Nutrition and Dietetic Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01302 642742

Natalie Wilson - Acute Team Lead - [e-mail]