Are you a Dietitian looking for the next steps in your career? Want to make a difference in a large supportive team attached to a teaching hospital?
Who are we? We are a Dietetic Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire based just under 10 minutes from the M69/M6 interchange. We are diverse in both skill and experience but also in personnel. We are a department of nearly seventy Dietitians (across Coventry and Rugby Hospitals) whose specialities include gastroenterology, critical care, surgery, stroke, major trauma, oncology, renal, diabetes, specialist weight management, paediatrics and community nutrition support. We also provide student placements to neighbouring universities in Coventry and Birmingham. As a department we are actively involved in both research and audit and actively encourage staff to identify and attend courses relevant to their role and future development.
Please be advised sponsorship is not eligible for this post.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
We are looking for an experienced Dietitian to become part of our CINNS team to lead the care our patients receive on discharge from stroke rehab units back into the community. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the way we deliver care to patients as they continue their rehabilitation journey . If you have a keen interest for service development and are looking to develop your leadership skills , then this post is for you.
Th is role sits within our wider community team and you will be working as part of the CINNS MDT. Working forUHCW Trust offers you a breadth of diversity and experience and you will be supported through your development and journey by our friendly and experienced Dietetic staff.
To carry out dietetic assessment appropriate to role and experience, provide nutritional diagnosis and provide a dietetic treatment plan for patients / clients.
To hold responsibility for own patient caseload including patients with complex presentations
Maintain clinical records in line with local / Trust documentation guidelines
To liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team and dietetic colleagues as necessary e.g. Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language therapists and other health care professional
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.
Carry out dietetic / nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis
Use enhanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist individual dietetic advice and treatment plans for patients who may present with multiple / complex clinical conditions taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate GOAL planning as appropriate
 Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required
 Communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers using teaching, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to change
Lead on department audit and service development work, translating findings into practice
Plan and organise the clinical supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement including planning, timetables and written assessments
Support teaching / nutrition education of peers and multi professional colleagues
Engage in department and own CPD activities
Cover the work of colleagues and deputise for senior colleagues during periods of absence or peak workloads
Provide regular clinical supervision and support to junior colleagues
Provide line management to junior colleagues.
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