This vacancy is for a Specialist Dietitian, maternity leave cover. The post is based at our Weston General Hospital, alongside other Dietitians & Dietetic Support Workers delivering high quality nutritional care. The role will focus on acute inpatient beds & outpatients, across a number of pathways but primarily within specialist areas of ICU and medical inpatient wards. Input to surgical wards is also required, particularly when patients initially step down from ICU.
You will require to demonstrate core skills in oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support along with behaviour change strategies.
Work will be augmented with wider service development, education and student training.
All members of the team work one Bank Holiday a year.
The post will provide expert nutritional care across a range of pathways, notably critical care & medicine.
The role works closely with a wide range of professionals within the MDT
Ensure effective communication at all levels of health care professionals regarding the nutritional care of individual patients.
Impart information to patients in situations which could be distressing / emotional for the patient, therefore require use of holistic skills.
Use negotiation skills to motivate and negotiate dietary change this will require using a variety of evaluation strategies and adapting communication techniques if necessary.
Educate, support and direct patients by advising on therapeutic dietary regimens which may involve significant and continuous lifestyle changes.
Translate nutritional concepts into practical everyday terms for patients, staff and professional colleagues of all levels.
As a key member of the multi-professional team, provide expert dietetic advice at case conferences, care and discharge planning meetings.
Liaise with partners including clinical MDTs, pharmacy, catering and the community to ensure continuity of care across service providers.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
