Job responsibilities
JOB
PURPOSE
To
provide part of a professional Nutrition and Dietetic care service within a
Specialist area. This includes advice to in-patients, out-patients, all
healthcare staff and participation in the training of student dietitians
Shows initiative in assisting and supporting the senior specialist dietitians
and the Clinical Dietetic Manager in the day to day management of the
department.
3. JOB DIMENSIONS
The
post holder will:
Manage own case load to a level
agreed with supervisor / line manager.
Be involved in the provision of
education and training to healthcare staff, patients, care providers and
students
Be a key member of the
multidisciplinary care team to provide integrated dietetic care
Shows initiative in assisting and
supporting the senior specialist dietitians and the chief dietitian in the
day to day management of the department.
Deliver training to healthcare
staff, dietitians and students.
Be an active member of the out of
hours service.
KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
BSc (Hons) Nutrition &
Dietetics or equivalent
HCPC Registration as a dietitian
Experience of working within a
Dietetic role within a healthcare setting
Willing to undergo any training as
required to enable performance in the job.
Awareness of current issues in
specialised areas of dietetics
Able to work within a team,
demonstrate initiative, confidence and excellent time management and
organisational skills
Good written, oral and
interpersonal communication skills
Good presentation skills in
delivering training to large multidisciplinary groups of staff or members of
the public (this may involve groups of more than 50 people).
6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Comply with professional codes of
practice, professional guidelines and departmental policies and procedures
Maintain strict confidentiality in
the provision of dietetic care
Be compassionate and ethical in the
provision of dietetic care
Demonstrate a commitment to
personal and professional development
8. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Demonstrate good office practice in
accordance with departmental policies and procedures
Be a pro-active team member of the
dietetics department at LTHT by participating in departmental development
projects, attending and participating in departmental meetings and clinical
updates
Demonstrate the ability to
communicate highly complex specialised and sensitive information with empathy
and understanding
Demonstrate the ability to
communicate highly complex specialised and sensitive information with empathy
and understanding
Demonstrate the ability to provide
highly complex nutrition counselling to patients requiring cognitive
behavioural therapy skills and use of advanced reassurance motivational and
negotiation skills to overcome barriers to change
Demonstrate the ability to analyse
clinical and non-clinical information to form accurate nutrition care plans
in specialised areas
Demonstrate analytical skills in
prioritising the best course of dietetic treatment in patients with highly
complex clinical conditions, where nutritional goals may conflict with other
on-going physical, emotional psychological and medical problems
Ability to use stadiometers,
anthropometric skin-fold callipers with precision and accuracy in the
nutritional assessment of patients
9. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Ability to perform specialised
nutritional assessment, interpret and plan relevant dietetic care programmes
for patients with highly complex nutritional needs and multiple medical
conditions
Advanced knowledge of biochemistry,
physiology and pharmacology
Understanding of the calculations
required in dietetic assessment
Ability to correctly interpret
complex nutritional impairments, biochemical parameters and fluid balance.
This will involve nutritional diagnosis including interpretation of
biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition, Social factors and diet
histories in patients with specialised and complex nutritional needs.
Demonstrate advanced knowledge in
interpretation of complex clinical information to develop, monitor and
complete nutritional care plans in a specialised dietetic areas. This may
include the prescription of dietary treatment, prescribable nutritional products
and enteral nutrition.
Responsible for safe discharge
planning including the discharges of patients receiving home enteral
nutrition
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate
practice using evidence based practice and critical appraisal
Ability to advise and suggest
nutrition related medications
Knowledge of clinical governance,
quality of care and evidence based practice in specialist areas
Awareness of national guidance and
driving factors in specialist based
9. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
Clinical
and Professional
Be an autonomous practitioner,
clinically, legally and professionally responsible for own caseload.
Responsible as a clinical
practitioner in a specialist dietetic field, for delivering high quality
specialist dietetic care. This will involve being guided by departmental
standards, professional guidelines, broad occupational policies and
procedures.
Collect, analyse and record
relevant patient information from clinical and patients sources to develop
effective nutritional plans.
Responsible for providing highly
specialised dietary advice within an in-patient and out-patient setting. To
patients in a distinct specialist area e.g. advice to renal dialysis patients
on calcium and phosphate management oncology patients on enteral feeding
Communicate the nutrition and
dietary treatment of patient to healthcare staff, other professionals and
patients carers. This may involve co coordinating nutritional care with other
trusts and centres outside the Trust.
Undertake comprehensive assessment
of patients with diverse and complex nutritional issues where investigative
and analytical skills are required to formulate accurate treatment plans
Responsible for developing and
maintaining an agreed level of expertise by updating own specialised clinical
knowledge and skills through attendance at post-graduate courses, clinical
updates and in-service training.
Participate in the appraisal
process as an appraise and develop a strategy for personal and continuous
professional development, encompassing a portfolio-based assessment in line
with national legislation
Participate in audit within
specialist areas, involving evaluation of research and audit projects to
measure clinical effectiveness and promote evidence based practice
Undertake any other duties
appropriate to the grade as requested / agreed with the line manager
Education
and training
Devise and implement specialised
nutritional care plans for inpatients and outpatients according to current
national guidelines and standards, including NSFs. This will involve advising
patients, relatives or carers, individually or in a group setting.
Contribute to developing and
maintaining agreed levels of expertise of dietetic team members
Provide effective oral and written
specialised dietetic advice and information to patients and their carers to
enable achievement of dietary aims.
Develop resources used in the
education and training of patients, health professionals and the public
Deliver formal and informal talks
on nutrition and dietetics to health care staff as required
Plan and deliver student training
as assigned after an appropriate induction period / supervisory training
course
Train ward staff to use dietetic
resources appropriately
Participate in providing
specialised advice, teaching and training to other members of the
multidisciplinary team regarding the nutritional managements of a specialised
group of patients
Be an active member of the
in-service training programme through delivery of training sessions and
tutorials at staff meetings and by attending external courses and
demonstrating reflective practice
Managerial
Disseminate clinical information to
other members of the multidisciplinary team by attendance and participation
in ward rounds and case conference as required.
Responsible for ordering and
cancelling additional snacks and nutritional supplements from catering and
pharmacy according to patients clinical condition and requirements.
Involved in the planning, setting
and monitoring of departmental objectives and standards as assigned. This
will include contributing to the adaptation of national standards for use in
the local setting
Participate in surveys, research
and audit as required. Help to recommend any changes to practice after
discussion with supervisory / chief dietitian
Participate in the collection of
data for management information purposes as requested
Ability to work independently
within appropriate professional and specialist guidelines
Maintain stock control of diet
sheets, patient information and educational material for ward, discharge and
outpatient use.
