The post holder will be responsible for a their own caseload referred to the service by community or secondary care professionals. Patients will be seen with their care giver in a variety of settings including hospital wards, outpatient clinics, school or nursery settings and telephone clinics. The post holder will work closely with other paediatric Dietitians, paediatric Home Enteral Feeding Dietitians and members of the wider multidisciplinary team. The department trains dietetic students (A, B and C placement) and the post holder will have an active role in student training planning, co-ordination and assessment The Nutrition and Dietetic service is structured into teams; secondary care (incorporating nutrition support and critical care), bariatrics, primary care (incorporating care home training), adult & paediatric diabetes, adult Home Enteral Feeding, paediatrics (incorporating Home Enteral Feeding and paediatric weight management).
the nutrition and dietetic service comprises of 6 teams, with 49 Dietitians, 1 Specialist Nurse, 4 Dietetic assistants and we are supported by central administration. We are based on 4 sites in the County, at Darlington Memorial Hospital, University Hospital North Durham, Bishop Auckland Hospital and Shotley Bridge Hospital.