Senior Specialist Dietitian

Job overview

Are you an experienced Dietitian ready to take the next steps in your career? Are you keen to further develop your specialist knowledge, leadership, and service development skills?

Become a Senior Specialist Dietitian at UHBW where you will play a crucial role in leading, developing and delivering high-quality nutritional care to patients within Front Door Services at Weston General Hospital (WGH).

Our friendly, multidisciplinary teams work closely together to deliver outstanding care, with a strong focus on professional development. Get to know the team - watch our team video here: UHBW Adult Therapies

No two days are the same: although there is a focus on frailty and the older person, you will encounter a wide range of patients and clinical conditions .

Why choose Weston?  WGH is an integral part of UHBW, providing high-quality care to the vibrant community in the beautiful coastal town of Weston-super-Mare. With a commitment to innovation & strong links to leading specialist centres, Weston is an exciting place to advance your career. Enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with the stunning Somerset coastline on your doorstep, & excellent transport links to Bristol, Bath, & beyond.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Specialist Dietitian, you will be at the heart of nutritional care for Front Door Services.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide expert dietetic assessment and intervention for complex  cases.
• Work closely with leading consultants, specialist nurses, and the wider MDT to optimise patient outcomes.
• Lead and develop specialist dietetic services, influencing patient pathways and service delivery.
• Support the development of junior staff and students, sharing your expertise and passion for dietetics.
• Lead service improvement projects, and policy development.

What we’re looking for:

• HCPC registration and significant post-registration experience in dietetics.
• Specialist knowledge in frailty and the older person, with a passion for advancing nutritional care in these areas.
• Leadership skills to inspire and guide others.
• The ability to adapt quickly to established systems and drive innovative ideas to enhance service delivery.

What we offer: •    CPD opportunities •    Specialist training & leadership pathways •    Dietetic Competencies •    Monthly protected non clinical time •    A monthly team well-being breakfast •    A supportive and collaborative environment with a team passionate about patient care and professional growth

If you are an experienced Dietitian looking to make a real impact, then we would love to hear from you!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Senior Specialist Dietitian provides a highly specialist clinical service for patients who present at our front door i.e. Emergency Department, assessment units and admission wards.

The Senior Specialist Dietitian will lead the Front Door Pathway providing direction for peers & colleagues.

The role will support the early identification of those patients at nutritional risk by promoting risk screening.

To guide early implementation of therapeutic dietary plans for patients with long term conditions or specialist pathways in liaison with lead specialist dietitians.

To support admission avoidance by providing timely dietary interventions, sign posting to relevant community services.

The Senior Specialist Dietitian contributes to all relevant activities involved in pathway delivery e.g. ward rounds, meetings, audit, and research.

The Senior Specialist Dietitian will provide a comprehensive specialised service, which includes relevant education and/or training to all healthcare professionals, carers and other workers.

The Senior Specialist Dietitian will be committed to the maintenance of personal specialist expertise, which is current, relevant, and accessible.

The post holder will also provide clinical cover for other senior specialist dietitians’ duties in their absence.

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