In conjunction with the Therapy Lead, Band 7 Dietitian, and Nutritional Lead, the post holder will be required to manage the relationship with the provider of catering services on the Harefield site.
The clinical focus of the post holder will be primarily the care of cardiothoracic and transplant patients. The post holder will also be expected to support the critical care caseloads as required, and relevant competency training will be offered.
They will have a specialist role in adult nutritional support with site specific responsibility for implementation of national guidelines, in conjunction with the Band 7 Dietitian, Critical care Clinical Lead Dietitian, Nutritional Lead and Professional Lead for dietetics.
The post holder will be responsible for the education and training of dietetic students, junior Dietitians in the team and the post will also include input into the in-house training of other health care professionals, junior and senior medical staff and patients.
The post holder will play a role in the continuous development of the Trust as a member of the Rehabilitation and Therapies Directorate and as a potential member of a range of Trust quality/process improvement project groups.
Responsibilities will include:
* Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the best service for patients
* Giving informal and formal talks to staff and patients when requested within hospital, locally and nationally when requested
* Regularly communicating with patients who may be terminally ill, have chronic disease (heart failure, have barriers to understanding (eg CVA, poor cognition, long stay ITU patients) or significant psychological issues
* Gaining consent about a range of dietetic treatment options and agreeing and informing of expected outcomes with patients and carers
* Communicating with outside agencies e.g. GP's, Dietitians and other health care professionals about patient care where appropriate
* Assisting in Trust level projects as required
* Working together with the Therapy Lead and with the catering contractor to ensure that all requirements, both nationally from the NHS Plan and locally from the Patient and Staff Nutrition Policy are met
Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect) will involve:
* Providing a specialist dietetic service to cardiothoracic, transplantation and critical care patients at the Harefield site, liaising with the Band 7 Dietitian and Nutritional Lead as appropriate
* Providing a specialist dietetic clinical service to outpatients at the Harefield site including Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehab groups
* Working autonomously to provide specialist advice and treatment plans to patients, carers and clinicians
* Providing up to date dietary information, either in the form of diet sheets or by participating in special events, such as study days or health promotions/displays
* Ensuring that catering services meet current national nutritional recommendations on the Harefield site, in liaison with the Band 7 Dietitian, Nutritional Lead and Therapy Lead
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs.
We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service.
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