Dietitian

Job overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Dietitian to join our Team.  We deliver a nutrition and dietetic service within Ipswich Hospital, as well as, across East Suffolk in a variety of care environments.

This is a rotational post providing the opportunity to deliver dietetic service to a range of adult wards in the hospital including General Medicine, Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gastroenterology and Oncology. Paediatrics and Renal also feature in the rotation. In addition you will run general outpatient clinics.  There is also the opportunity to work in a range of community settings if this is something you are interested in.

You will benefit from working alongside specialist dietitians with expertise in a range of specialities including oncology, paediatrics, home enteral feeding and renal.  You will also gain experience in supporting initiatives to promote MUST screening/management of malnutrition and have opportunities to deliver training/education to patients and healthcare staff.

The Dietetic Team consists of 26 Dietitians and 4 Dietetic Support Staff. We are also supported by secretarial and administrative staff. You will have access to regular supervision and have opportunities to undertake continuing professional development.

We are a well- recognised department for student training in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and you will have an active role in supporting this programme.

Main duties of the job

• To manage a defined caseload, using evidence-based, patient centred principles to assess plan implement and evaluate dietary interventions for a range of medical conditions.
• To gain experience and develop skills and knowledge in various clinical areas. To undertake nutritional assessments taking into consideration biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and dietary intake.
• To participate in patient care to ensure that dietetic outcomes influence any decision regarding overall care plan.
• To provide support, education and advice to patients and carers regarding aspects of diet therapy e.g. dietary modification, food fortification, nutritional supplementation, enteral nutrition. To ensure that any treatment plan is compatible with the patient’s lifestyle, religious and cultural beliefs, functional ability and health outcome.
• To plan and prioritise own clinical caseload and that of dietetic students and support staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.