Specialist Dietitian

Specialist Dietitian

**Job Description**:
**Specialist Dietitian**

**Cromwell Hospital, London SW5 0TU**

**Full Time 37. 5 hours per week**

**Competitive rates of pay.**

Here you will be welcomed. We chion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You will find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

**Role Overview**:
Join our friendly, dedicated, Dietetic team at Cromwell Hospital and contribute to a world-class healthcare service. We are seeking a professional dietitian, enthusiastic about dietetics, with a sound knowledge of clinical dietetics to provide exceptional nutritional care and support across various specialities.

This is a key role to help deliver first class, comprehensive, dietetic services to both inpatients and outpatients at Cromwell Hospital; specialising in Critical Care.

To ensure evidence-based treatment in line with best practice; develop and implement policies and protocols within the service and seek new opportunities to enhance and grow services. To provide clinical support and cover where necessary, working collaboratively with healthcare professionals to contribute to enhanced dietetic specialist services.

Identify and implement service improvements and market the department to promote service and new referrals.

At Cromwell Hospital, we value our staff and offer a supportive atmosphere where professional growth is encouraged, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in dietetics.

**What you will do**:
The role is varied and will change with the changing needs of the department. This will be discussed with individuals prior to appointment.
- To provide specialised nutritional plans to AICU / critical care patients and support Dietetic specialities as required.
- To ensure provision of the correct therapeutic diets by ensuring regular follow-up throughout hospital admission.
- Assess the need for, promote and monitor nutritional support for inpatients.
- To recommend and deliver correct nutritional feeds to patients, both inpatients and outpatients, as necessary, to compliment nutritional support.
- To coordinate patient referrals and advise patients and/or companions regarding the prescribed diet and arranging follow up appointments as appropriate.
- To develop and provide information resources for patients, other health professionals.
- To ensure robust working relationships with in-house Catering Provider, including external dietitian, in house managers and chefs; plan and develop menus for patients.
- Promote, market and develop the Dietetic Service in order to ensure its continued growth and improvement
- To participate in marketing initiatives for the department as requested, liaising with Bupa and Marketing Department.
- To be involved in and organise national events within own specialism
- To contribute to the development and update of policies and procedures for the Dietetic Department within own specialities and ensure all dietetic service standards are maintained
- To work within the agreed annual Dietetic departmental budget and to ensure correct charging for nutritional consultations and nutritional feeds dispensed.
- Seek and develop commercial opportunities to develop the dietetic service.
- To be responsible for ensuring that quality standards and effectiveness of patient care are continually improved.

**What you will bring**:

- We are looking for a professional, friendly, and enthusiastic dietitian, with well-rounded experience in general clinical dietetics to cover the Hospital specialities.
- In addition to the Hospital clinical specialities, FODMAP experience is highly desirable.
- Paediatric experience desirable.
- Accomplished general clinical dietetic experience including nutrition support and oncology experience.
- Experience in critical care essential
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at post graduate course/training relevant to clinical speciality.
- Degree or Masters in Dietetics.
- Registered with the HCPC. Well rounded general clinical dietetic experience including nutrition support (parenteral and enteral nutrition), intensive care, complex gastrointestinal surgery
- Supervision Training
- Member of the British Association of Dietetics
- Membership with specialist interest groups, e.g. CCSG, ICS,
- Experience on a ward and outpatient setting
- Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions
- Experience in media writing skills
- Flexible and able to work out of hours within reason, if required
- Promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct and integrity.
- Committed to the continuous development of staff and self
- Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership.

**Why Bupa?**

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