About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Dietitian at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust to join the Community Dietetic Team at St Catherines House. You will be responsible for managing a specialist clinical dietetic caseload across Doncaster, providing high-quality care to patients in inpatient, day-patient, care home and community settings. You will support patients across a range of services, including neurology, community stroke rehabilitation, intermediate care, mental health and learning disabilities. You will also use your advanced knowledge and skills in enteral feeding management, provide specialist training to health and social care professionals, prioritise clinical needs effectively and ensure appropriate consent is obtained before dietetic interventions.
Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Dietitian, you will be responsible for undertaking highly specialised nutritional assessments of complex patients, using clinical interviews, medical and social histories, biochemical results, anthropometric measurements and nutritional calculations. You will liaise with relevant professionals to obtain additional clinical information where required and take a lead role in assessing and managing patients requiring oral nutritional supplements. You will also develop evidence-based, individualised dietetic care plans in collaboration with patients and their carers, applying clinical judgement to calculate nutritional requirements, establish patient-centred goals and determine appropriate interventions based on medical needs and prognosis.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
To communicate dietetic care plans clearly to patients, carers, families and the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring relevant information is shared using appropriate language and terminology to support coordinated patient care.
To review and update care plans at appropriate intervals, considering changes in medical treatment, medication, personal circumstances and wider care arrangements to ensure ongoing suitability of dietary interventions.
To use specialist communication techniques including motivational interviewing, counselling and behavioural management strategies to support patients experiencing complex emotional, cognitive or psychological barriers to treatment and dietary change.
To prescribe appropriate ACBS products and provide specialist advice to medical staff regarding nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals and related medication, interpreting relevant prescribing guidance and working within professional scope of practice.
To maintain accurate and timely clinical records using electronic systems such as SystmOne and TPP, ensuring documentation complies with Trust policies, data protection requirements and information governance standards.
To undertake risk assessments relating to dietary management in home environments and the safe use of nutritional equipment, including weighing scales, stadiometers, skinfold callipers and enteral feeding pumps, communicating relevant safety guidance to professionals and agencies involved in patient care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Dietitian with relevant professional qualifications.
- Experience managing complex dietetic cases and developing individualised care plans.
- Knowledge of ACBS products, nutritional supplements and dietary interventions.
- Experience maintaining clinical records using electronic systems such as SystmOne.
- Strong communication, risk assessment and multidisciplinary working skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS FT
St Catherine’s House
Tickhill Road Hospital area
Doncaster.
Doncaster County
DN4 8QN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)