Specialist Dietitian - Nutrition Support

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Extensive learning opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing

Discounts through providers

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive Dietitian to join the Nutrition Support Team and lead nutrition interventions for patients across inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will provide dietetic input, educate patients, and employ motivational interviewing to support ongoing adherence while covering parenteral nutrition as required and mentoring students. Travel across Trust sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with HCPC (or eligible).
• Experience in nutrition support and in-patient/out-patient settings preferred.
• Knowledge of parenteral nutrition is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic input for inpatients and outpatients.
• Communicate complex information clearly to patients and families.
• Use motivational interviewing to facilitate acceptance and adherence.
• Provide dietetic cover for patients requiring parenteral nutrition as needed.
• Support student Dietitians during placements.
• Engage in CPD and participate in audit and research within the Trust.

Skills

Dietitian

Nutrition support

Parenteral nutrition

Motivational interviewing

Audit & research

CPD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dietetics

HCPC registration

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?,

• 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.

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.

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.

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., 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