Interim Clinical Specialist Dietitian

Full Job Description

We are working with an NHS organisation who are seeking to appoint an Interim Clinical Specialist Dietitian for 3 months in the first instance.

This role will be based in the South East and will be on an interim basis via the NHSI Agency capped rates for Band 7/8a.

Key responsibilities will include:

Responsible for the implementation, evaluation and delivery of a specialist dietetic service for Adults with complex conditions that have been referred to the dietetic department across acute, community and mental health services;
Deliver a service to ICU;
Source of expertise to health care professionals on the specialist nutrition support across Adult services;
Develop and lead dietetic and Trust departmental policy, provide professional training and patient education in specialist dietetic intervention within field of expertise;
Help provide clinical cover for all areas of dietetics across Adults and Paediatrics as required during periods of annual leave/sickness;
Coordinate and monitor the delivery of person centred dietetic healthcare, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate. Ensure the practice is adapted to meet individual/ client needs/circumstances.
The ideal candidate will have:

BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent;
Registered with HCPC;
UK NHS experience (minimum 1 year);
Evidence of the dietetic management of a wide range of complex clinical conditions including malnutrition;
Experience of working with multi -disciplinary teams: Mental health clinicians, Nutrition nurses, speech & language team Community/Specialist Nurses, GP’s, Health Care Assistants;
Knowledge of national policies and guidelines in the area of Nutrition Support.
If you are interested in the role, please email Toni Coates with a copy of your updated CV to (url removed) along with your availability and rate understanding in line with the above.

If you do not receive a response within 72 hours (3 working days) of receipt, please assume that on this particular occasion, your application did not meet the client’s requirements for this specific role