Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Why join us? We are a Dietetic Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire based just under 10 minutes from the M69/M6 interchange. We are diverse in both skill and experience but also in personnel. We are a department of nearly seventy Dietitians (across Coventry and Rugby Hospitals) whose specialities include gastroenterology, critical care, surgery, stroke, major trauma, oncology, renal, diabetes, specialist weight management, paediatrics, intestinal failure and community nutrition support. We also provide student placements to neighbouring universities in Coventry and Birmingham. As a department we are actively involved in both research and audit and actively encourage staff to identify and attend courses relevant to their role and future development.

The department offers a supportive, friendly working environment with a commitment to work-life balance.  Additionally, there are a range of additional benefits on offer including access to a range of services to support health and wellbeing, on-site parking (there is however a cost associated with this), car lease scheme and on-site nursery.

If you are looking for a career in a supportive and dynamic department then this is for you.

We encourage applicants to get in touch ahead of an interview to discuss the role and answer any questions you may have.

Main responsibilities:

• Carry out dietetic / nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis.
• Use sound clinical reasoning skills to provide appropriate individual dietetic advice and develop treatment plans, including for patients who require enteral or parenteral nutrition, taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate discharge planning as appropriate. 
• Work alongside multi-disciplinary teams to negotiate and agree a holistic approach for each patient.
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required, reporting back to senior clinician for regular support and advice.
• Communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers using teaching, motivation and counselling skills as required.
• Contribute to department audit and service development work.
• Support training of student dietitians on clinical placement.
• Support teaching / nutrition education of peers and multi professional colleagues.
• Engage in department and own CPD activities.
• Cover the work of colleagues during periods of absence or peak workloads.
• Participate in health promotion activities of the department.
• Participate in other duties as required.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description. 

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.