Primary Care Network Dietitian
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Job summary
Due to maternity leave in the department, we have an opportunity to provide cover for 2 days (0.4wte) Band 7 community work. You will work with 3 Practices in Northampton: Bugbrooke Surgery, Kings Heath Practice and Park Avenue Medical Centre. You will work closely with the primary care team and will have enhanced clinical skills to enable you to manage a varied adult caseload but will focus on weight management , nutritional support and diabetes
Main duties of the job
o Providing dietetic assessment, advice, treatment and counselling to support behavioural change in patients who meet the referral criteria. This will be delivered through one-to-one interviews, group sessions and community-based clinics in a face to face environment.
o Autonomously managing a complex caseload and work with patients and their carers to agree patient centred care using evidence based interventions
o Working collaboratively with the wider Practice and primary and secondary care healthcare team to ensure delivery of coordinated care and to provide specialist advice and attend case conferences, network meetings as appropriate.
o Evaluating patients' progress and collecting outcomes
oMake recommendations to PCN and Practice stff regarding changes to medications for the nutritional management of patients based on interpretation of biochemical, physiological and dietary requirements and ensure prescription requests are cost effective.
oContribute to and implement service improvement work
o Using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to implement treatment plans and to use behavioural change skills in your daily practice.
o Providing advice and training to patients, carers, colleagues and other healthcare professionals to promote an understanding of the aims of dietetic treatment to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Details
Date posted
24 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
270-TF805-ACS
Job locations
Highfield clinical care Centre
Cliftonville Road
Northampton
NN1 5BD
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Highfield clinical care Centre
Cliftonville Road
Northampton
NN1 5BD
Employer's website
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