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Dietitian-Rotational (Band 5)
| Posting date: | 21 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29970.00 - £36483.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 April 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 7TF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9298-ATH-404 |
Summary
JOB PURPOSE To provide part of a professional Nutrition and Dietetic care service, which includes advice to in-patients, out-patients, all healthcare staff and participation in the training of student Dietitians. To work within the Dietetic Service providing effective interventions to specific clinical areas. To provide a patient focussed service using Dietetic core skills. The post holder will be professional accountable to the HCPC and accountable contractually to their employer and to the law for their actions. 3. JOB DIMENSIONS The post holder will: 3.1 Manage own case load to a level agreed with supervisor/line manager. 3.2 Be involved in the provision of education and training to healthcare staff, patients, care providers and students. 3.3 Liaise with the multidisciplinary care team to provide integrated dietetic Care 3.4 Be an active member of the out of hours service KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 5.1 BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent. 5.2 HCPC Registration as a Dietitian. 5.3 Willing to undergo any training as required to enable performance in the job. 5.4 Awareness of current issues in Dietetics. 5.5 Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. 5.6 No previous dietetic experience required. 5.7 Able to work within a team, demonstrate initiative, time management and organisational skills. 8. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS 8.1 Demonstrate good office practice in accordance with departmental and professional policies and procedures. 8.2 Be an active team member of the Dietetics department at LTHT by participating in departmental development projects, attending departmental meetings and clinical updates. 8.3 Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information with empathy and understanding. 8.4 Demonstrate the ability to motivate patients to achieve behavioural change using counselling skills. 8.5 Demonstrate the ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical information to form accurate nutrition care plans 9. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 9.1 Ability to perform nutritional assessment and plan relevant dietetic care programmes. 9.2 Knowledge of biochemistry, physiology and pharmacology. 9.3 Understanding of the calculations required in dietetic assessment. 9.4 Ability to correctly interpret nutritional impairment, biochemical parameters and fluid balance. This will involve nutritional diagnosis including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet histories. 9.5 Demonstrate knowledge in interpretation of clinical information to develop, monitor and complete nutritional care plans. This will include the prescription of dietary treatment and ACBS products. 9.6 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of safe discharge planning. 10. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY 10.1 Clinical and professional 10.1.1 Be an autonomous practitioner, clinically, legally and professionally responsible for own caseload. 10.1.2 Responsible for undertaking dietetic clinical duties in assigned clinical areas under the supervision of the line manager, following departmental standards and procedures. 10.1.3 Collect, analyse and record relevant patient information from clinical and patient sources, and consider these in the development of effective nutritional care plans. 10.1.4 Communicate the nutrition and dietary treatment of patients to healthcare staff, other professionals and patient carers. 10.1.5 Responsible for providing relevant dietary advice within an in-patient, out-patient setting in verbal and written forms in a format which is understood by patients and carers. 10.1.6 Responsible for developing and maintaining an agreed level of expertise by updating own clinical knowledge and skills. 10.1.7 Participate in the appraisal process as an appraisee and develop a strategy for personal and continuous professional development, encompassing a portfolio-based assessment in line with national legislation. 10.1.8 Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as requested/ agreed with the line manager. 10.2 Education and training 10.2.1 Devise and implement nutritional care plans for inpatients and outpatients. This will involve advising patients, relatives or carers, individually or in a group setting. 10.2.2 Provide effective oral and written dietetic advice and information to patients and their carers, to enable achievement of dietary aims. 10.2.3 Assist with the development of resources used in the education and training of patients, health professionals and the public. 10.2.4 Participate in informal talks on nutrition and dietetics to health care staff as required; this may include presentations at department meetings. 10.2.5 Participate in supervising the training of dietetic and other students to graduate level as assigned after an appropriate induction period/supervisory training course. 10.2.6 Train ward staff to use dietetic resources appropriately. 10.3 Managerial 10.3.1 Disseminate Dietetic information to other members of the multidisciplinary team. This could include attendance and participation in ward rounds and case conferences. 10.3.2 Responsible for ordering and cancelling additional snacks, nutritional supplements and feeds from catering and pharmacy according to patients clinical condition and requirements. 10.3.3 Contribute to the planning, setting and monitoring of departmental objectives and standards as assigned. 10.3.4 Participate in surveys, research and audit as required/assigned. 10.3.5 Participate in the collection of data for management information purposes as requested. 10.4 Organisational 10.4.1 Provide appropriate diet sheets/patient education material for ward discharge and outpatient use. 10.4.2 Responsible for liaison with medical and nursing staff to ensure integrated dietetic care. 10.4.3 Liaise with the catering department and pharmacy to ensure the correct provision of meals for patients on therapeutic diets. 10.4.4 Responsible for participating in the development of a dietetic resource manual as required. 10.4.5 Participate in departmental and multidisciplinary meetings as required. 10.4.6 Provide cover for annual leave, sickness, bank holidays etc as required Health and Safety/Risk Management All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system. Infection Control The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment. Equality and Diversity The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc. Patient and Public Involvement The Trust has a statutory duty to involve patients and public in evaluating and planning services. All staff have a responsibility to listen to the views of patients and to contribute to service improvements based on patient feedback. Training and Personal Development Continuous Professional Development The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role. Respect for Patient Confidentiality The jobholder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role. 11. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 11.1 Responsible for communicating complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to patients including adaptation of oral and written advice appropriate to the individual. This may include communicating unwelcome news in a sensitive way or giving advice/information which is hard to accept. 11.2 Responsible for motivating patients to accept and adhere to treatment and make behavioural changes where there may be significant barriers to understanding. 11.3 Demonstrates empathy and understanding of social, psychological, ethnic and religious factors which affect compliance in order to facilitate long term dietary changes. 11.4 Responsible for communicating the requirements, progress and outcome of nutritional care plans to patient care team members on a regular basis. 11.5 Responsible for communicating patients nutritional care information to nursing, medical staff, therapy staff and community personnel including GPs, social care workers and other health professionals, as required. Internal Head of Dietetics Clinical Dietetic Managers All Grades of Dietetic Staff Dietetic Assistants Nursing Consultants and Medical Staff Multi-disciplinary teams Internal agencies Catering Support staff External Dietetic Students University Staff Colleagues employed by other NHS Trusts Colleagues employed by other agencies Patients and carers