This is an exciting opportunity to join a small team of renal dietitians who provide nutritional care to patients receiving care for renal disease.
This is a band 6 post, but a B5/6 development package can be agreed for a band 5 interested in working in renal dietetics.
This role will be based predominantly on the Lincoln renal unit, which is situated very close to Lincoln county hospital.
This is a part time role of 22.5 hours per week.
The role is fully supported and supervised by a very experienced renal specialist dietitian.
Undertaking nutrition assessments, providing individualised treatment plans for renal patients
Representing dietetics at regular multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Provide cross cover of other Lincolnshire renal sites as required in periods of absence, such as annual leave/sickness/vacancy.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
1. Professional Practice
Maintain state registration to practice with the Health Professional Council
Is responsible for timely and accurate documentation in line with the British Dietetic Association and ULH standards for record keeping
Collect and record appropriate data on dietetic care
Undertake training learning and development activities as identified in PDP
Regularly update clinical knowledge and practice and follow evidence based practice
Effectively manage own time and clinical caseload, prioritising clinical need
2. To follow all departmental and ULHT policies and procedures. Contribute to the development of clinical policies and guidelines within renal services.
3. Clinical
To provide a clinical dietetic service providing advice on management, planning and development of dietetic treatment programmes to service users and health professionals.
Assessing patients’ nutritional status and requirements and giving dietary advice/recommendations including use of parenteral and enteral feeding as required. This will include taking anthropometrical measurements, interpreting biochemical results and adapting dietary treatment and advice accordingly.
To provide a service for the morning, afternoon and twilight sessions.
4. To produce or review diet sheets and nutritional resources, in line with current guidelines and evidence based practice. This will include specialist documentation (including policy documents) regarding nutritional support and renal dietetics.
6. To participate in staff training and give lectures/talks to professional and clinical groups. This may involve large groups of varying levels of knowledge or education.
7. To participate in the training of student dietitians
8. To represent ULHT Dietetic Department on appropriate multi-disciplinary groups and committees e.g. MDT, Leicestershire Region Dialysis Satellite Unit meetings.
