Community Dietitian - Chesterfield, United Kingdom - Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Chesterfield, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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If you have been working as a Band 5 Dietitian in a community environment, and are looking to move to the next step, this role might be the one for you.

We are looking for dietitian to join our community team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital providing dietetic services, mainly by telephone to patients at home and in care homes.

The post will involve seeing patients face to face at home, in care homes and in our community hospitals.

Whilst the majority of the caseload will be oral nutrition support the post holder will get the opportunity to review patients who are enterally fed.


Whilst the team are based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital the Trust has enabled remote working and working from home for all team m embers based on the services required and the job plan of the post holder.

To provide nutrition & dietetic services across the North Derbyshire health community. To manage and support Community Nutrition & Dietetic staff


Our vision:
Exceptional patient care provided by exceptional people.


Our mission:

To bring our people communities and partners together - providing patient care we can all be proud of., We all play a part in achieving this, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other.

As members of staff we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values

Clinical.

1.


To provide a client centred nutrition & dietetic service to individuals and their carers at locations across the health community.

2.

To participate in the team approach to the care of individuals referred to the service.

3.


To liaise with the multidisciplinary team across the health community to ensure the nutritional needs of individuals can be met.

5.

To accurately collect relevant activity data required for service monitoring, management and evaluation.

6.

To develop evidence based dietary information in conjunction with other members of the community team.

7.

To provide cover for dietetic colleagues as appropriate.

8.

To provide clinical knowledge and expertise to the multidisciplinary teams based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice.

Operational Management.

1.

To manage and support Community Nutrition & Dietetic staff.

2.


To work with the team leader to ensure adequate cover arrangements are in place to deliver effective nutrition support services are provide based on clinical need.

3.


To identify and implement service developments within the community to ensure service objectives are met and to support the innovation and transformation agenda.

Clinical Governance.

1.

To be actively involved in the implementation and development of Clinical Governance.

2.


To advise the Head of Nutrition and Dietetic Service and the Community Team Leader on professional issues relating to community nutrition support.

3.


To work with the community dietetic team and the Community Team Leader to ensure the nutrition and dietetic training needs of nursing, medical and other staff are met within the health community.

4.


To contribute with other members of the nutrition and dietetic team to the identification, development and implementation of standards of dietetic practice.

5.

To represent the nutrition and dietetic service on community forums within the North Derbyshire health community.

6.

To actively participate in clinical audit and research.

7.

To participate in and support other staff with clinical supervision.

8.

To demonstrate a commitment to CPD by maintaining an up to date professional portfolio.

9.


To provide support and participate in the training of student dietitians and be the Dietetic Practice Placement Lead for the community service.

10.


To take the lead within the service with the other Band 6 Dietitian working with community hospital catering staff to develop menus that meet the requirements of the Healthcare Food Standards.

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