Urgent Care Dietitian

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and supportive team at a leading NHS Trust as a Dietitian. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead patient care in a teaching hospital, focusing on nutrition within various clinical areas. You will be part of a diverse team of nearly seventy Dietitians, working collaboratively to deliver high-quality care and develop your leadership skills. With access to modern facilities and a commitment to research and innovation, this position provides a unique chance to shape patient journeys and enhance your professional development. If you are passionate about nutrition and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Access to modern facilities

Qualifications

• Experienced Dietitian with skills in nutritional assessments and treatment planning.
• Ability to lead and support junior colleagues in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct dietetic assessments and provide nutritional diagnosis for patients.
• Lead on department audit and service development work.

Skills

Dietetic assessment

Nutritional diagnosis

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

Are you a Dietitian looking for the next steps in your career? Want to work in a large supportive team and teaching hospital?

Who are we? We are a Dietetic Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire based just under 10 minutes from the M69/M6 interchange. We are diverse in both skill and experience but also in personnel. We are a department of nearly seventy Dietitians (across Coventry and Rugby Hospitals) whose specialities include gastroenterology, critical care, surgery, stroke, major trauma, oncology, renal, diabetes, specialist weight management, paediatrics and community nutrition support. We also provide student placements to neighbouring universities in Coventry and Birmingham. As a department, we are actively involved in both research and audit and actively encourage staff to identify and attend courses relevant to their role and future development.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

We are looking for an experienced Dietitian to become part of our acute team to lead the care our patients receive on our assessment units and within healthcare of older people. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the way we deliver care to patients as they start their inpatient journey. If you have a keen interest in service development and are looking to develop your leadership skills, then this post is for you. The role gives a unique opportunity to oversee a project looking at nutrition within the emergency department.

This role sits within our wider acute team covering a range of clinical areas and specialities. Working in UHCW Trust offers you a breadth of diversity and experience, and you will be supported through your development and journey by our friendly and experienced Dietetic staff.

• To carry out dietetic assessment appropriate to role and experience, provide nutritional diagnosis and provide a dietetic treatment plan for patients/clients.
• To hold responsibility for own patient caseload including patients with complex presentations.
• Maintain clinical records in line with local/Trust documentation guidelines.
• To liaise with dietetic colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team as necessary e.g. Medical, nursing, catering and other health care professionals.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation. By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

• Carry out dietetic/nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis.
• Use enhanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist individual dietetic advice and treatment plans for patients who may present with multiple/complex clinical conditions taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate discharge planning as appropriate.
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required.
• Communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers using teaching, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to change.
• Lead on department audit and service development work, translating findings into practice.
• Plan and organise the clinical supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement including planning, timetables and written assessments.
• Support teaching/nutrition education of peers and multi-professional colleagues.
• Engage in department and own CPD activities.
• Cover the work of colleagues and deputise for senior colleagues during periods of absence or peak workloads.
• Provide regular clinical supervision and support to junior colleagues.
• Provide line management to junior colleagues.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.