Dietician

**Job Title**: Dietitian

**Grade**:Band 5

**Trust**: North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

**Location**:University Hospital of North Tees, TS19 8PE

**Hours**:Monday to Friday 08.30-16.30

**Pay rate: From £15.67**

Are you an experienced dietitian looking for an exciting new opportunity? North Tees University Hospital are currently providing these opportunities within the dietetics team. The trust is delighted to offer the opportunity to a motivated individual who will work with a range of patient including those with adult diabetes and weight management.
- HCPC Registration
- Degree in dietetics or equivalent
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience working with patients and adult diabetes and weight management

**Role Details**:

- To provide dietary advice to patients and carers referred in the acute and community settings, with particular focus on the specialist condition of the patient.
- To make dietary recommendations after calculation of nutritional requirements based on interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, anatomy and physiology, clinical condition/prognosis and other physical parameters. To develop effective dietetic care plans with patient centred goals, and advise on use of prescribable nutritional formulations. To provide appropriate treatment, monitoring and review of patients’ dietary needs.
- To accurately record all assessments and interventions in medical notes, nursing documentation and dietetic records in line with Trust and departmental policies. To communicate in writing with other agencies including GPs, community nurses and dietitians about patient care e.g. prescription requests for nutritional products, home enteral feeding forms.
- To provide dietary advice in dietetic and consultant led clinics
- To work autonomously to effectively time manage and prioritise individual workload, balancing patient caseload and non-patient related work demands. Prepared to work flexibly as a member of multidisciplinary teams.
- To work extended days and as part of a seven day service as and when required.
- To use interviewing and negotiating skills to communicate advice appropriately and effectively to patients, families, carers and health professionals.
- To liaise with home enteral feeding dietitian for patients being discharged with artificial nutrition.
- Working with the dietetic and multidisciplinary teams, to be an educator in diet and nutrition. Communicating appropriately and effectively to plan, deliver, evaluate and develop projects, education sessions, health promotion activities and group activities with patients, carers, families, staff, student and other professionals medical and non-medical. To provide up-to-date dietary information and training, to help improve evidence based and best practice
- To contribute to the planning and provision of relevant clinical support and training for dietetic assistants.
- To be actively involved in the delivery of the under and postgraduate student dietetic training.

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**Why NHS Professionals?**

We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver world-class healthcare service to our patients.

**In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -**
- Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week
- First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
- Dedicated consultants
- Flexible working options
- Free DBS and free training
- Build holiday allowance
- Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days
- Stakeholder pension scheme

**About the Trust**:
At North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to providing the very best care to our patients whether they are being treated in our hospitals or in the community. We have shared values across the trust and a clear vision for the future of our organisation.

The University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton provides emergency and planned medical and surgical care, maternity services and a wide range of diagnostic services and outpatient clinics.

Pay: £15.67-£19.10 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Registered Dietitian: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- HCPC (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 73470