Specialist Dietitian - Upper GI

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed Job description attached

Clinical

Provide dietetic service to in-patients and outpatients treated in the specialism.

For each patient, collect all relevant medical, social, biochemical and pharmacological information required to inform practice.

Undertake nutritional assessment using weight, height, mid-upper arm circumference and skin-fold measurements as required.

Undertake dietary assessment, estimating intake of macro and micronutrients as appropriate.

Using all information gathered devise and agree with patient and or carer a nutritional care plan.

Inform all relevant health care professionals of main aims and objectives of nutritional care plan by completing relevant documents or writing in patients case sheets.

Monitor progress on the nutritional care plan according to local standards, amending as necessary to ensure improvement in health is achieved.

Establish and maintain effective communication when giving nutrition and dietetic advice to individuals and in groups; to ensure technical information is given in a way they can understand.

Keep patient records according to national and local standards.

Where appropriate use counselling skills to assess motivation and overcome barriers to change.

Liaise with contract caterers and other relevant staff to ensure provision of suitable meals and snacks for patients.

Attend ward rounds, case conferences and ward meetings to reinforce role of nutrition in patient care and of dietitian in the M.D. team.

Undertake as required supervision of student dietitians.

Liaise with colleagues in primary care, referring patients as necessary, to ensure continuity of care.

Assist wards in maintaining stock of nutritional supplements and enteral feeds.

Plan and prioritise own caseload using clinical judgement in collaboration with senior colleagues.

Provide cover for absent colleagues as required.

Clinical Governance

Always work in accordance with national and local standards, best practice and clinical guidelines when providing the dietetic service.

Participate fully in clinical supervision programme for clinical speciality.

Demonstrate commitment to CPD by participating in performance review, according to trust policy, identifying own training needs and actively assisting in creation of your own personal development plan.

Actively contribute to departmental activities such as update meetings, reviews, development of resources, and updating of standards, policies and procedures.

Actively contribute to multidisciplinary and uni-disciplinary specialist team meetings.

Follow trust guidelines when creating written resources to ensure patients needs are best met.

Participate in audits of existing service including specialist area and act on findings to help improve service delivery.

Keep measures of workload as directed by Trust Chief Dietitian, to assist future planning.

Work in accordance with trust and departmental policies this includes Health & Safety, Caldicott, Personnel and Equality & Diversity.

Undertake mandatory, CPR and any other training requested by the trust.

Work within legislation and trust procedures on risk management.

Identify, assess and determine how best to manage risk in work activities.

Always inform departmental head of any identified risks relating to safety of dietitians, patients or any other hospital visitors.

All actions must be taken in accordance with H.P.C. Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and Standards of Proficiency.

Follow trust policies when working with patients whose first language is not English.

In conjunction with Dietitian take part in development and implementation of multidisciplinary care pathways for own specialist area.

Training & Development

Attend relevant validated training courses appropriate to speciality.

Keep a personal professional portfolio, which will include evidence of reflection, to confirm continuing competence to practice and provide proof of development of own skills and knowledge in renal dietetics.

Actively participate in student training programme by guiding, supporting and providing feedback to students allocated to you.

In conjunction with senior colleagues use the most appropriate modes of presentation to educate other health professionals on dietetic practice, including updating on evidence-based practice.

Plan, deliver and evaluate education sessions for patients in groups.

Assist senior dietitian in identifying training needs of other health professionals, developing, implementing and evaluating programmes to meet those needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics or post-graduate Diploma.
• Current registration with HPC.
• Membership of BDA or equivalent professional indemnity.

Desirable

• Introductory level Clinical Supervisory Skills Training.

Experience

Essential

• Broad clinical experience in at least 3 clinical areas, including medical and surgical patients.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience and evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Experience of training student dietitians.
• Experience of conducting audit

Knowledge

Essential

• While able to work independently, ability to recognise own limitations and access advice and information appropriately

Skills

Essential

• Communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively convey information
• Problem solving skills.
• Time management - able to prioritise work, respond appropriately to demands and keep to time in out patient setting.
• Good presentation skills.

Desirable

• I.T. Skills - power-point, keyboard and e-mail.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool Hospital

Liverpool

L7 8XP

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)