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You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian with a strong interest in Community Dietetics & Public Health to 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 within community settings. The individual 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;
- Diabetes group education
- General Dietetic Clinics
- Care home nutrition support
- Public health education
- Supporting patients within Community hospitals
- Domiciliary patient visits
Depending on previous experience and interest in this area, there is an opportunity to educate and support the post holder in learning and upskilling in the area of food allergies. Training and education will be supported as part of the annual appraisal process.
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.
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.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian with a strong interest in Community Dietetics & Public Health to 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 within community settings. The individual 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;
- Diabetes group education
- General Dietetic Clinics
- Care home nutrition support
- Public health education
- Supporting patients within Community hospitals
- Domiciliary patient visits
Depending on previous experience and interest in this area, there is an opportunity to educate and support the post holder in learning and upskilling in the area of food allergies. Training and education will be supported as part of the annual appraisal process.
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.
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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