Specialist Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgery Dietitian
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £42,471.00 to £50,364.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £42471.00 - £50364.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-24-1080 |
Summary
- To be a member of the dietetic team responsible for the nutrition anddietetic management of patients who are having or have had UpperGastrointestinal (GI) surgery.- To be responsible for Upper GI Surgery patients receiving oral, enteraland parenteral nutrition support on the St Thomas Hospital site as inpatients on the ward as well as in outpatient clinics.- To provide dietetic support to patients with oesophagogastric cancerundergoing the surgical treatment pathway and during their longer termfollow up with a focus on addressing the survivorship needs of thisgroup.- To work closely with the oesophagogastric cancer MDT to ensureseamless holistic care and monitoring of patients withoesophagogastric cancer.- To manage the setup and monitoring of a caseload of patientsrequiring home enteral feeding and liaise appropriately with localcommunity support teams.- To support the ongoing monitoring and development of the Upper GISurgery Enhanced Recovery Programme.- To provide expert dietetic advice to the multidisciplinary team throughattendance and participation in multidisciplinary team meetings andward rounds.- To provide expert advice to clinicians, patients and carers regardingprovision of nutritional support for patients based on clinical evidence.This will involve nutritional assessment, to include the calculation ofnutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry,anthropometry clinical condition and other physical parameters.- To initiate and participate in regular research and audit in line withdepartmental and MDT procedures. Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for full requirements and responsibilities of the role.