Dietetic Clinical & Operational Lead, Nutrition Team
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £55,690.00 i £62,682.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9218-26-0290 |
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To work autonomously to lead the dietetic clinical care of patients requiring highly complex nutrition support, including those with intestinal failure requiring parenteral nutrition and those with complex enteral feeding requirements including fistuloclysis. To conduct in-depth nutritional assessments and use expert clinical reasoning skills to determine diagnosis and required intervention. This will include clinical assessment, interpretation of clinical condition and determination of nutritional status in patients with diverse, unclear or multiple pathologies. Gastrointestinal anatomy and function, parenteral & enteral nutrition intake and biochemical results will be considered within the assessment. To regularly measure, record and interpret anthropometric measurements accurately using specialist equipment (calipers, dynamometers) to inform nutritional assessment and ongoing monitoring of nutritional status. Use complex calculations to determine nutritional requirements and use this to determine choice of parenteral nutrition product or formulate bespoke parenteral nutrition regimens for those patients where appropriate products are not available. To use highly specialised knowledge to provide dietetic advice and treatment to patients requiring artificial feeding. Including leading on the safe advancement of enteral nutrition and weaning of parenteral nutrition where gastrointestinal anatomy and function allows, and the provision of specially modified oral dietary regimens. This will be achieved through regular monitoring, recalculation and adjustment of both parenteral and enteral feeding regimens and oral dietary advice to ensure nutritional adequacy for the patient. To be able to communicate highly complex nutrition and dietetic information relating to intestinal failure (e.g. aetiology, impact on oral nutrition, requirements for artificial nutrition) in an understandable form to patients, staff and carers, requiring negotiation, persuasion, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to understanding. To be able to lead on discussions with patients, family members and healthcare professionals about highly emotive and ethical issues regarding nutrition support including appropriateness of artificial nutrition support in palliative care and withdrawal of nutrition at end of life. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.