Specialist Dietitian - Band 6 inFazakerley Liverpool inFazakerley Liverpool PUBLISHED 13 NOV 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum FIXED TERM

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust rjZpb9rr

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To deliver formal and informal training to other health care professionals and staff groups.

Band 6 Specialist Dietitian: 1.0 WTE for 9 months - potential for extension (5 days a week, Monday to Friday )

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary position as a Specialist Dietitian within the nutrition and dietetic service at the Walton Centre.

The role will involve contribution to the delivery of nutrition and dietetic service across The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. You will be involved in the assessment and treatment of a defined caseload of patients and maintain accurate records. You will contribute to policy and service development on matters relating to nutrition and dietetics.

For further information please contact Denise O'Dwyer, Principal Dietitian on .

To undertake nutritional assessment and calculate nutritional requirements of referred in-patients taking into account medical, social andcultural factors
To provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable for the patient's medical, social and cultural factors which is evidence-based
To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals
To undertake consultations for patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions in a number of acute clinical settings including critical care, step-down and rehabilitation wards.
To develop a range of educational resources
To accurately record all assessments and interventions in medical notes, nursing documentation and dietetic record cards in line with Trust policy.
To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients on home enteral feeding liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies
To develop and undertake patient group sessions
To communicate and liaise with other agencies appropriately, e.g. members of the MDT, catering, pharmacy, community dietitians
To deliver formal and informal training to other health care professionals and staff groups
To contribute to training of pre-registration dietetic students including programme planning, clinical supervision during allocated weeks and development and evaluation of assessment process

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Band 6 Specialist Dietitian: 1.0 WTE for 9 months - potential for extension (5 days a week, Monday to Friday )

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary position as a Specialist Dietitian within the nutrition and dietetic service at the Walton Centre.

For further information please contact Denise O'Dwyer, Principal Dietitian on .

To undertake nutritional assessment and calculate nutritional requirements of referred in-patients taking into account medical, social andcultural factors
To provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable for the patient's medical, social and cultural factors which is evidence-based
To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals
To undertake consultations for patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions in a number of acute clinical settings including critical care, step-down and rehabilitation wards.
To develop a range of educational resources
To accurately record all assessments and interventions in medical notes, nursing documentation and dietetic record cards in line with Trust policy.
To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients on home enteral feeding liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies
To develop and undertake patient group sessions
To communicate and liaise with other agencies appropriately, e.g. members of the MDT, catering, pharmacy, community dietitians
To deliver formal and informal training to other health care professionals and staff groups
To contribute to training of pre-registration dietetic students including programme planning, clinical supervision during allocated weeks and development and evaluation of assessment process