Senior Dietitian

Are you passionate about the care of the adults with gastroenterology disorders and looking to progress your career as a band 6 dietitian?

This post is ideal for band 5 Dietitian's with experience working with patients with gastroenterology disorders who are ready to work at a higher level.

Do you like working in a supportive department which emphasises high quality patient care, quality improvement and work life balance?

You will be joining a forward thinking department which is valued and respected throughout the Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the growing team of 29 Dietitians, dietetic assistant practitioner and dietetic assistants, as a Senior Dietitian working in gastroenterology.

As a valued member of our team you will receive
- Flexible working, including the opportunity to work compressed hours and home working
- Dedicated time for professional and service development
- Access to a range of CPD opportunities both internally and externally
- Regular performance appraisals, job planning and personalised development plans
- Clinical and professional supervision and support
- The opportunity to participate in policy and pathway development, audit, research activities and training of students, staff and health care professionals

Applications are welcomed from qualified Dietitians or those expected to graduate.

As a clinical specialist dietitian you will be an active member of the gastroenterology MDT's at North Tees and Hartlepool working to deliver, develop, evaluate and audit the service.

You will work closely with the gastroenterology MDT to provide evidence based dietetic care to inpatients and outpatients.

Working as part of our dietetic team you will provide inpatient and outpatient dietetic care for patients referred in to the dietetic service, including patients with liver disease, coeliac disease, IBS, IBD and other gastroenterological conditions.

This post will work across both the University Hospital of North Tees and the University Hospital of Hartlepool

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”

To provide specialist dietary advice to adults with a range of complex gastroenterology conditions including those referred with coeliac disease, IBS, liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, in the acute and community setting.

To be an active member of the gastroenterology teams, as a clinical specialist in dietetics involved in patient care, educational sessions and team meetings.

To establish enteral feeding working in partnership with Home Enteral Feeding Team.

To communicate effectively with patients, and carers to ensure understanding of their condition and gain informed consent for dietetic treatment - often requiring management of barriers to communication.

To provide informative written reports to referrers and for meetings on treatment plans and progress of individual patients.

To work autonomously to effectively time manage and prioritise individual workload, balancing patient caseload and non-patient related work demands.

Prepared to work flexibly in clinics and on wards as a member of the gastroenterology multidisciplinary team and dietetic team.

To work extended days and as part of a seven day service as and when required.

To provide expert advice to patients, carers and health professionals; Involving nutritional diagnosis (noting formal assessment of physical, psychological, emotional and social needs.

Interpretation of clinical conditions; biochemistry, pharmacology; anthropometry; and diet history) in developing effective dietetic care plans; patient centred goals, and use of prescribable nutritional formulations.

To use interviewing and negotiating skills to communicate advice appropriately and effectively, providing individualised dietary advice to meet the needs of patients, which are both realistic and
practical, taking into other factors such as non-compliance.

To provide expert advice into team discussions regarding nutritional care plans on wards, and in community, also in consultant led clinics.