- To work autonomously to provide specialist dietetic advice to renal patients, their carers and staff, with support from senior colleagues where necessary, including:
- Carry out nutritional assessments (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition, drug therapy and effectiveness of treatment, diet history) to determine nutritional status and required intervention
- Development of holistic treatment plans (calculation of nutritional requirements, analysis of nutritional intakes sometimes using specialist IT systems, client centred goals and discharge planning including patients on artificial nutritional support)
- Prescription of dietary treatment and ACBS products for conditions where there are limited professional / clinical guidelines available.
- To be clinically competent to give specialist dietetic advice, treatment and dietary counselling to renal patients in in-patient and out-patient locations, consultant led clinics and dialysis units.
- To communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers, requiring negotiation, persuasion, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to understanding.
- To use appropriate communication skills and resources to ensure that suitably accessible information is available to individuals on their dietary treatment/care plans.
- To provide a resource of specialist renal nutritional care to other Health Professionals and Dietitians across the Trust and immediate environments.
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Renal Dietitian - Coventry, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
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Job summary
Fixed term Band 5/Band 6 Renal Dietitian WTE (depending on experience) for 12 months.
This is an exciting opportunity, for a band 5/band 6 Dietitian to join an experienced team of WTE renal Dietitians, and 1 renal dietetic assistant Practitioner.
If appropriate we will offer support in the completion of band 6 renal dietetic competencies to give the opportunity of progression to a band 6 renal dietetic post, subject to completion of the competency framework.
You will be working within our large, friendly dynamic Dietetic department. The department has access to excellent IT and library facilities. The department also supports return to practice, and flexible working.
This post holder will be based at the UHCW hospital in Coventry, but there would be the opportunity to cover renal services across Warwickshire (although the ability to travel is not an essential requirement for this role).
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Dietitian with excellent communication and team working skills, to work as an integral member of this team.
The successful applicant will have a case load of both renal inpatients and outpatients, and there will be the opportunity to provide input to both dialysis and renal transplant services.
The whole department is actively involved in student training and committed to CPD. As a member of the dietetic team you will take an active part in the provision of training programs for A, B and C Dietetic Students.
Nutritional support and acute wards experience is essential. Renal experience is desirable, but not essential.
For more information about this post please contact:
Caroline Bird (Band 7 Renal Dietetic Team Leader)
Tel:
About us
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 (
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.
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