Key responsibilities include assessing patients' nutritional needs, implementing and monitoring nutritional support, and engaging in effective communication with patients and healthcare professionals to ensure integrated care. The role may also involve flexible working options, and candidates with relevant experience may be considered for a pay band adjustment. Proficiency in Welsh is desirable for the position, which encourages both English and Welsh speakers to apply.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dietitian to work as part of the specialist cardiac heart failure team that provides a multidisciplinary service to the population of Gwent. The postholder would be based with and work as part of the ABUHB Community Dietetics Team. We are an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team with a strong ethos of mentoring and development.
The post holder will support, develop and deliver the specialist dietetic services as part of the Community Dietetic Team. The post holder will be expected to offer dietetic clinics, group sessions and provide specialist care to a wide variety of patients seen as part of the MDT service. The individual will gain an in-depth knowledge of the management of patients within this specialist area. The below specialist areas will form part of the successful candidates work plan;
The post holder will require advanced communication skills including motivational interviewing to provide a specialist service for the patients as well as being able to effectively report on the service to key stakeholders.
The team offer some Agile & flexible working options as part of the role.
Depending upon previous experience annex 21 will be considered with up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.
Below is an outline of some main duties
- To plan and prioritise own patient workload.
- Assessment of individual patients' nutritional status, requirements and intake incorporating complex data including medical history,
- Assimilation of information in the context of the individual's personal, social and clinical circumstances to provide appropriate and achievable nutritional treatment.
- Implementation and monitoring of appropriate nutritional support to those patients not meeting their nutritional requirements.
- Effective communication of relevant information and specialist advice to patients, parent/carers, relatives and healthcare professionals, to ensure understanding of condition and treatment.
- Use of behaviour modification techniques, counselling and negotiation skills to agree appropriate goals and follow up arrangements.
- To use communication, empathy and reassurance skills to foster long term good relationships with patients/carers to build trusting patient/Dietitian interactions .
- Provide nutritional information as part of the formulation and review of inpatient care plans in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Communicate appropriately with relevant health and social care professionals regarding planned treatment, progress and discharge of patients to ensure dietary treatment is integrated into overall care and treatment plans.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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