Specialist Dietitian

The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload referred to the service by inpatient, community or secondary care professionals. Patients will be seen in a variety of settings including hospital wards, outpatient clinics, and telephone clinics. The post holder will work closely with other Dietitian, members of the head and neck cancer MDT, Home Enteral Feeding service and members of the wider multidisciplinary team. 3 days of the post are dedicated to head and neck cancer work.

This includes attending the MDT and MDT clinic. Patients attending the head and neck cancer MDT may require oral nutrition support or tube feeding support. The remainins 2 days are aligned to the acute ward team providing cover to patients requiring oral nutrition support, tube feeding support including parenteral nutrition. The department trains dietetic students (A, B and C placement) and the post holder will have an active role in student training planning, co-ordination and assessment The Nutrition and Dietetic service is structured into teams; secondary care (incorporating nutrition support and critical care), bariatrics, primary care (incorporating care home training), adult & paediatric diabetes, adult Home Enteral Feeding, paediatrics (incorporating Home Enteral Feeding and paediatric weight management).

the nutrition and dietetic service comprises of 6 teams, with 49 Dietitians, 2 Specialist Nurses, 5 Dietetic assistants and we are supported by central administration. We are based on 4 sites in the County, at Darlington Memorial Hospital, University Hospital North Durham, Bishop Auckland Hospital and Shotley Bridge Hospital.