Advanced Dietitian - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term full time Band 7 Nutrition Support Dietitian at the Aintree site of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT).

This post would ideally suit Dietitians currently working at band 7 level or Band 6 Dietitians, with relevant experience, wanting to gain experience working in a more senior role.

The post is to provide maternity cover and the successful applicant will be required to manage patients with complex nutritional needs, primarily within the surgical wards, although there will be a requirement to see patients on outlying wards who require specialist input with nutritional management, such as patients with eating disorders and gastroparesis.

A good working knowledge of Parenteral Nutrition is essential as is the ability to manage patients with complex nutritional issues such as high output stomas and gastrointestinal fistulas.

You will work closely with the Medically led Nutrition Support Team and be supported with clinical supervision from the Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner Dietitian in the Nutrition Team.

You will work with, and clinically supervise, a Band 6 Dietitian in surgery and will support the training of Graduate Dietitians on rotation.

There is opportunity for Dietetic input into ward rounds, MDTs and service development within the Nutrition and Dietetic Teams.

As a Nutrition Support Dietitian, your role involves working closely with Dietitians across the Trust, Community Dietitians and other agencies.

You will also be part of a friendly and collaborative Dietetic Team across LUHFT with access to regular support via Band 7 peer support meetings.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Please refer to description and person specification for more detail.

In summary the role involves:
Clinical

Collect all relevant medical, social, biochemical and pharmacological information required to inform practice

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

Undertake dietary assessment, estimating intake of macro and micronutrients as appropriate based on disease state.

Using all information gathered, compile and agree with patient and/or carers a nutritional care plan.

Inform all relevant health care professionals of main aims and objectives of care plan by completing relevant documentation or writing report in medical notes.

Monitor progress on the nutritional care plan according to local standards, amending as necessary to ensure improvement in health is achieved, and informing other health care professionals of any changes.

Establish and maintain effective communication when giving nutrition and dietetic advice to individuals and groups, ensuring technical information is given in a way that is understood.

Communicate with patients and carers to explain principles of nutrition management and its effect on disease progression and outcomes.

Undertake supervision and training of student dietitians in your specialist clinical area

Attend ward rounds, case conferences and ward meetings as required to reinforce importance of good nutrition in patient care and role of Dietitian in multidisciplinary team.

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

Liaise with relevant staff and contract caterers regarding provision of suitable meals for in-patients. Advise on restrictions and nutritional adequacy as appropriate.

Ensure continuity of patient care by liaising with primary care colleagues and other agencies involved in care of patients at home for example patients discharged on enteral feeding.

Provide cover for absent colleagues thus, requiring knowledge in other areas of dietetics.

Assist wards in maintaining stock of enteral feeds and supplement drinks.

Plan and prioritise own workload using clinical judgement.

Managerial and Leadership

Organise cover for absence of members of your team by responsibility taking for prioritising and allocating work as necessary.

Regularly review clinical supervisio