Highly Specialist Primary Care Network Dietitian

NHS
£47,810 - £54,710 a year
Coventry, England
Part time
3 days ago
Are you…

A qualified, HCPC-registered Dietitian ready for your next challenge?

Passionate about improving health and wellbeing in local communities?

Keen to work in a varied role that incorporates Dietetic expertise into GP-based care?

Excited to be part of a forward-thinking, supportive, multidisciplinary team?

If so this could be the perfect opportunity for you! Experience working as a PCN Dietitian is desirable but not essential, provided you have substantial experience in a specialist dietetic role.

The Role
As a PCN Dietitian, you will play a key role in proactive, patient-centred dietary care in primary care. You’ll work with GPs, nurses, pharmacists, social prescribers, health coaches, and other allied health professionals to provide evidence-based nutritional interventions that help patients manage and prevent long-term conditions.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

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 dietetic colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team as necessary e.g. Medical, nursing, catering and other health care professionals

To undertake leadership and line management duties as required for the post

To work within National and Trust policies / guidelines; and HCPC and BDA standards and codes of conduct

To have an in depth understanding of national and local standards and able to monitor own practice against these

To participate in bank holiday working and work flexible hours to meet the needs of the patients if required

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

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.

To undertake complex dietetic / nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis

Use expert clinical reasoning skills to provide highly specialist individual dietetic advice and treatment plans for patients who may present with multiple / highly complex clinical conditions taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate discharge planning as appropriate

Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required

Communicate complex nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers using teaching, motivation and enhanced counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to change

Take a lead on department audit and service development work (and research if appropriate to role), translating findings into practice

Plan and organise the clinical supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement including planning, timetables and written assessments

Act as an expert advisor and educator to other healthcare professionals and other Dietitians in own specialist clinical area of work

Line management, operational lead and service lead responsibilities if / as required

Engage in department and own CPD activities and lead on supporting the learning and development of others, particularly more junior members of the team

Cover the work of colleagues and, if required, deputise for senior / management colleagues during periods of absence or peak workloads

Participate in health promotion activities of the department

Participate in other duties as required

If appropriate to role / speciality (i.e. if identified as a service need / change in service or highlighted on appointment) Prescribe medications within agreed scope of practice as a Non- Medical prescriber in line with Trust policy, clinical guidelines and evidence-based care

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
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