Senior Community Nutrition Support Dietitian

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term full time Band 7 Nutrition Support Dietitian at the Aintree site of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT). This post would ideally suit Dietitians currently working at band 7 level or Band 6 Dietitians, with relevant experience, wanting to gain experience working in a more senior role.


The post is to provide maternity cover and the successful applicant will be required to manage patients with complex nutritional needs, primarily within the surgical wards, although there will be a requirement to see patients on outlying wards who require specialist input with nutritional management, such as patients with eating disorders and gastroparesis.


A good working knowledge of Parenteral Nutrition is essential as is the ability to manage patients with complex nutritional issues such as high output stomas and gastrointestinal fistulas.


You will work closely with the Medically led Nutrition Support Team and be supported with clinical supervision from the Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner Dietitian in the Nutrition Team.


You will work with, and clinically supervise, a Band 6 Dietitian in surgery and will support the training of Graduate Dietitians on rotation. There is opportunity for Dietetic input into ward rounds, MDTs and service development within the Nutrition and Dietetic Teams.
Previous clinical experience nutrition support in the acute setting is essential, preferably with experience working in surgical and/ or gastroenterology settings. It is essential to have a good working knowledge of parenteral nutrition. The post also provides the opportunity to contribute to the supervision of Band 6 Dietitians, Student Dietitians and Graduate Dietitians. You would also support the Dietetic Lead in the leadership and management of the service, focussing on quality and safety, workforce, recruitment and performance measures.


As a Nutrition Support Dietitian, your role involves working closely with Dietitians across the Trust, Community Dietitians and other agencies. You will also be part of a friendly and collaborative Dietetic Team across LUHFT with access to regular support via Band 7 peer support meetings.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.


The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.


The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.


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Collect all relevant medical, social, biochemical and pharmacological information required to inform practice
Inform all relevant health care professionals of main aims and objectives of care plan by completing relevant documentation or writing report in medical notes.
Monitor progress on the nutritional care plan according to local standards, amending as necessary to ensure improvement in health is achieved, and informing other health care professionals of any changes.
Establish and maintain effective communication when giving nutrition and dietetic advice to individuals and groups, ensuring technical information is given in a way that is understood.
Communicate with patients and carers to explain principles of nutrition management and its effect on disease progression and outcomes.
Undertake supervision and training of student dietitians in your specialist clinical area
Attend ward rounds, case conferences and ward meetings as required to reinforce importance of good nutrition in patient care and role of Dietitian in multidisciplinary team.
Where appropriate, use advanced communication and counselling skills to assess motivation and overcome barriers to change.
Liaise with relevant staff and contract caterers regarding provision of suitable meals for in-patients. Ensure continuity of patient care by liaising with primary care colleagues and other agencies involved in care of patients at home for example patients discharged on enteral feeding.
Provide cover for absent colleagues thus, requiring knowledge in other areas of dietetics.
Ensure continuity of patient care by sharing resources and knowledge with primary care colleagues. If required, help with recruitment process for your clinical speciality this will involve assisting with short listing and sitting on interview panel.
Always work in accordance with national and local standards, best practice and clinical guidelines when providing the dietetic service.
Lead for own clinical area, regular review, and updating of local standards and guidelines to ensure they always comply with current evidence, best practice or professional consensus.
Keep all patient records in accordance with Caldicott, Trust and local standards.
Keep measures of workload as directed to assist in future planning.
Participate in performance review according to Trust policy, identify own training needs and actively assisting in the creation of your personal development plan.
Take part in the development and implementation of multidisciplinary care pathways for own specialist area.
Always work in accordance with Trust Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity and all Personnel policies and procedures.
Undertake Mandatory and any other training requested by the trust.
Work within legislation and trust policies on risk management.
Identify, assess and determine how best to manage risks on own clinical areas and work activities. Always inform departmental head of any risks, which could compromise the safety of other staff, patients or other visitors to the site.
All actions must be taken in accordance with the Health Professions Council Standards of Conduct, Performance & Ethics and Standards of Proficiency.

Training and Development


Provide expert focus for other health professionals, including dietetic colleagues, on diet and nutrition relating to own clinical area.
Identify training needs of other health professionals including doctors, nurses and dietetic colleagues and develop programmes to meet these needs.
Educate at local, regional or national events health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, dietitians on changes in evidence base and best practice in your own specialist area.
Lecture to undergraduate and post-graduate courses at higher education establishments e.g. medical students, nursing students
Plan, deliver and evaluate training/education sessions for patients in groups

BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics/PhD Nutrition and Dietetics
Post registration validated training in specialist area - (BDA validated or MSc equivalent
Supervisory Skills training, minimum introductory level

Supervisory Skills training advanced leveL
Attended leadership/management training

Experience of supporting learning of other healthcare professionals
Experience and evidence of continuing personal and professional development in practice
Experience in the training of student dietitians
Implements behavioural/counselling techniques to constructively overcome barriers to change
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise tasks and support others to do the same
Demonstrates confidence and motivation to work autonomously using clinical judgement in environments with little direct support

Self-reliant and self-motivated but willing to seek advice and support of others
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