Specialist Dietitian - Nutrition Support

The Methodist Church in Britain; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Generous holiday entitlement

Learning opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

NHS car lease

Discounts on restaurants

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Specialist Dietitian to join the Nutrition Support Team, covering inpatients and outpatients across the Doncaster and Bassetlaw sites.

You will advise patients with complex nutritional needs, supervise student dietitians, contribute to audit and research, and travel between Trust sites. HCPC registration and at least 12 months post-registration dietetic experience are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Dietetics or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics with relevant post-registration training.
• Willingness to maintain evidence of ongoing CPD.
• HCPC registration as a dietitian.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic input for inpatients and outpatients across the Trust.
• Offer support and advice to patients, their families and healthcare professionals.
• Communicate complex information clearly, in written and verbal form.
• Use motivational interviewing and a counselling approach to support acceptance and ongoing compliance.
• Provide dietetic cover for inpatients requiring parenteral nutrition as required.
• Support student dietitians on clinical placements.
• Travel between Bassetlaw and Doncaster hospital sites.
• Engage in CPD and participate in audit and research.

Skills

Enteral feeding

Communication skills

Caseload management

Record keeping

Initiative

Adaptability

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics

Job description

This specialist dietitian post sits in the Nutrition Support Team at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, covering inpatients and outpatients across the trust's Doncaster and Bassetlaw sites. The work centres on advising patients with complex nutritional needs, their families and colleagues, reducing malnutrition and covering parenteral nutrition on the wards. Travel between sites is expected, and the role includes supervising student dietitians and taking part in audit and research. Candidates need HCPC registration and at least 12 months' post-registration dietetic experience.

What the job involves

• Provide dietetic input for inpatients and outpatients across the Trust
• Offer support and advice to patients, their families and healthcare professionals
• Communicate complex and sensitive information, written and verbal, in an understandable form
• Use motivational interviewing and a counselling approach to support acceptance and ongoing compliance
• Provide dietetic cover for inpatients requiring parenteral nutrition as required
• Support student dietitians on clinical placements
• Work across Bassetlaw and Doncaster hospital sites, so travel between Trust sites is needed
• Take responsibility for own CPD and take part in clinical governance through audit and research

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree in Dietetics or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics, with relevant post-registration training
• Willingness to maintain evidence of ongoing CPD

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a dietitian

Experience

• Clinical experience of working in a hospital
• Applying clinical knowledge in general dietetics to patients needing oral and artificial nutrition support
• Applying professional ethics in practice
• Working as part of an MDT and being an effective team member
• At least 12 months' post-registration experience in dietetics

Skills & knowledge

• Good working knowledge of enteral tube feeding methods
• Excellent communication skills
• Managing a busy caseload
• Good record keeping
• Working to deadlines and using own initiative
• Coping with difficult situations

Other

• Assertive
• Flexible, adaptive and innovative

Nice to have

• Clinical experience of working in an outpatient setting
• Experience of training dietetic students
• Postgraduate study in appropriate clinical or non-clinical areas
• Membership of the British Dietetic Association
• Membership of relevant special interest groups
• Behaviour change or motivational interviewing skills

What’s offered

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Extensive range of learning opportunities, including audit and research
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS car lease and salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance
• Support for flexible working arrangements