Specialist Dietician

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Skilled Worker, A ratingPosted 3 weeks ago

Job Description

Manage a clinical caseload providing effective, and safe dietetic service, using specialist knowledge and skills related to the needs of the patient group.
Contribute towards the planning, development and direct delivery of dietetic care offered to people admitted to adult and older adult mental health units.
Receive and promptly respond to referrals.
Assess patient nutritional risk and interpret relevant blood results, where appropriate.
Undertake development of nutritional resources to educate and treat people referred to the service.
Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care and to work within professional and Trust guidelines and scope of practice.
Obtain and record consent from clients at each contact in accordance with Trust Policy.
Document all patient and professional contact in line with legal frameworks
Carry out audits on nutritional intervention and progress using outcome measures.
In collaboration with colleagues plan and deliver training and development to meet needs identified and act as a resource for specialist information where required related to health promotion and weight management.
Participate in service development, audit, pathway development and ongoing training needs of the clinical teams under the supervision of the clinical specialist dietitian.
Network and develop working relationships with relevant staff, liaising closely with professional colleagues to ensure the delivery of excellent quality services.
Provide clinical supervision for support staff and students as required.
Work with other dietitians within the Trust and externally to raise the profile of the dietetic profession and promote the dietetics workforce.

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