Dietician

Provide specialist nutrition and diet advice to patients, their carers, and healthcare professionals through treatment, education plans, and prescriptions; Educate patients with diet-related disorders on how they can improve their health and prevent disease by adopting healthier eating and drinking habits; Provide dietary support to patients of all ages (from early-life to end-of-life care) in a variety of settings including nurseries, patient homes and care homes; Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to gain patients cooperation and understanding in following recommended dietary treatments; Develop, implement and evaluate a seamless nutrition support service across the PCN, working with community and secondary care where appropriate, and aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and wider multi-disciplinary team working; Work with clinicians, multi-disciplinary team colleagues and external agencies to ensure the smooth transition of patients discharged from hospital back into primary care, so that they can continue their diet plan; Make recommendations to PCN staff regarding changes to medications for the nutritional management of patients, based on interpretation of biochemical, physiological, and dietary requirements; and Implement all aspects of effective clinical governance for own practice, including undertaking regular audit and evaluation, supervision and training Undertake a range of administrative tasks such as ensuring stock levels are maintained and securely stored, and equipment is kept in good working order; and Ensure delivery of best practice in clinical practice, caseload management, education, research, and audit, to achieve corporate PCN and local population objectives.