Responsibilities
* To deliver an efficient and effective nutrition and dietetic service to the Acute Stroke Unit, older adults, and their carers.
* To support junior staff to develop clinical skills to manage the complex needs of the older adult.
* To be an educator for health professionals/students involved in the care of stroke patients and older adults.
* To manage own complex clinical caseload, providing specialist nutrition and dietetic advice in specialty fields including Stroke and Care of the Elderly.
* To facilitate reflection on service delivery and identify and support quality improvement work.
* To support the nutrition nurse specialist with the Trust’s artificial nutrition safety and quality initiatives.
* To provide one day per week in the community, including three GP clinics and 15 hours per month at a local nursing home.
* To lead the development and provision of a specialist, evidence‑based dietetic service to care of the elderly and stroke services.
* To provide specialist dietary advice to stroke patients and older patients with complex nutritional needs, referred in the acute setting.
* To work autonomously, providing an expert dietetic service to the acute stroke unit, including attending special interest meetings.
* To work collaboratively with colleagues such as speech & language therapists in joint assessments of patients with complicated diagnoses.
* To be the lead for service improvements on the acute stroke unit and care of the elderly service lines.
* To provide highly specialist dietetic advice to the multidisciplinary team (MDT) through attendance and participation in MDT meetings, offering expert evidence‑based advice to clinicians, patients and carers.
* To advise the MDT on treatment/interventions where there are conflicting indicators or ethical dilemmas.
* To provide general GP clinic input and support for a local nursing home one day per week.
Key Values
* Compassionate – We treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy.
* Inclusive – We are respectful, fair and open, valuing everyone’s unique contribution.
* Collaborative – We work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive.
* Inspiring – We strive for the best for patients, communities, staff and partners and are always learning and improving.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
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