Specialist Home Enteral Feeding Dietitian.

1 week ago


Redruth, United Kingdom Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust Full time

Job summary

If you are a compassionate and caring individual, with a strong desire to maximise the quality of life for people in the community with an artificial feeding tube, then this could be the role you are looking for

Our small team is dedicated to providing expert dietetic support & advice to adults with enteral tubes in situ across the beautiful county of Cornwall. Within the role there is the opportunity to obtain competencies for care of feeding tubes and stoma sites, enabling a practical level of dietetic input.

Main duties of the job

The adult HEF dietetic caseload comprises of around 135 patients, with a wide range of clinical conditions. You will be responsible for providing a responsive & competent dietetic service, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams as and where possible, to ensure a holistic, collaborative, and all-encompassing approach.

You will be expected to complete face to face, telephone or virtual assessments to gather nutritional and other information to enable you to create suitable feeding regimens appropriate for that individual patient. Monitoring progress and making relevant adjustments depending on clinical presentation but also considering practicalities and other factors is key to ensuring a successful feeding care plan and achieving a happy service user

For all of the caseload we aim to provide a streamlined service that best meets peninsula and local HEF dietetic standards. Communication between various healthcare professionals both within the community and acute services is essential to provide our service, thus is a key skill required for the role.

Liaising with the contracted feed company via the online registration system to place and monitor feed/equipment orders as well as linking directly with feed company nurses is an important part of the daily tasks.

We work closely with the gastrostomy specialist dietitian and have the opportunity to work towards obtaining competencies with gastrostomy tubes and stoma sites, thus extending our dietetic role.

About us

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent Health Professions Council (HPC) Registration as a Dietitian Current UK Drivers License

Desirable

Advanced certificate in counselling skills or counselling experience PENG course in clinical nutrition Member of the British Dietetic Association A teaching qualification or experience teaching groups Attendance of the BDA course of Advancing Dietetics in Learning Disabilities

Experience

Essential

Extensive and wide range of post registration dietetic experience in a health care setting. Experience of delivering dietetic service to complex enteral tube feed patients.

Desirable

Experience of delivering dietetic services in the community Experience of providing a dietetic service to clients with learning disabilities

Practical & Intellectual Skills

Essential

Evidence of being able to demonstrate best dietetic practice for a range of conditions Evidence of being able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, using differing medias Evidence of being able to work effectively within teams & independently where appropriate Evidence of being able to evaluate and report on complex data Evidence of knowledge of and participation with Clinical Governance Evidence of having the ability to assess success and write reports Car driver with the ability to travel between sites and to patients' homes in a timely manner and as required by role. Advanced skills in creating enteral feeding regimens for complex patients in challenging situations

Desirable

Experience and knowledge of a range of feeding tubes Experience and knowledge of how to manage different feeding tubes Experience and knowledge how to care for gastrostomy stomas Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and application of it to dietetic practice

Disposition / Adjustment / Attitude

Essential

Effective time management skills Ability to be flexible as role requires Able to prioritise effectively Can demonstrate empathy & sensitivity Able to work independently, seeking support as required
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