Highly Specialised Lead Dietitian

Job summary

A rare and exciting opportunity has arise in the Dudley Community Dietetic Team, for a Highly Specialised Dietitian with interest in Learning Disabilities in the community.

The Community Dietetic Team is a friendly, specialist team of Dietitians based at Stourbridge Health and Social Care Centre. The team is part of the Dudley Rehabilitation Service.

The successful candidate will work as an advanced specialist Dietitian managing a complex caseload of patient who have learning disabilities.

The post holder will also provide leadership, training, supervision and appraisal for junior staff. Working along side the other Clinical Lead Dietitians in the community you conduct audits and patient feedback initiatives to help develop the service.

Informal visits are warmly encouraged,come and meet our dedicated team and learn more about the service.

Please note: the advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.

?Watch our video to learn more about the role and the team:Dudley Rehab Service

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities include:

• To work autonomously as a specialist Community Dietitian for Learning disabilities.
• To undertake and complete comprehensive holistic assessments of patients with a variety of conditions and dietetic needs
• To work closely with other members of the specialist MDTs to provide an integrated service to paediatrics within the community.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions using appropriate outcome measures to ensure effective intervention.
• To lead on service developments and ways of working for the team.
• To supervise, educate and assess the performance of Dietetic students
• Responsible for the nutritional care given to community patients, in a variety of settings including their own homes, care homes and community clinics.
• To educate and counsel patients, carers and groups about the importance of nutrition
• To calculate and monitor artificial enteral feeding regimens and monitor people who are receiving home enteral feeds, in care homes and their own homes, changing these feeds as needed and liaising with the home enteral feeding supplier
• To monitor and assess gastrostomy sites reporting problems to relevant nursing staff and arranging training as appropriate
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About us

Working for your organisation:

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)