Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Dietitian
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The Role
You will be accountable to the professional lead for Nutrition and Dietetics, and you will be based at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) site within the dietetic teams based there. The post involves providing a service to inpatients at Northampton General Hospital. This will be primarily medical wards. You will have an outpatient clinic and will have a role in dietetic student training and educating staff within the multi-disciplinary team on identifying and managing nutritional risk.
NGH is part of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) trust and Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust host and employ dietitians who work for UHN.
The Role Involves
- An inpatient caseload in Northampton General Hospital or Kettering General Hospital which make up the newly formed University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
- Input into outpatient clinics where you will see a wide range of referrals
- Provide training to health care staff
- Input into the pre-registration training of dietetic students
- Service improvement projects and producing and updating resources
- Using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to complete dietetic assessments and implement treatment plans. This will include using listening skills and behaviour change skills to motivate patients to change their lifestyle behaviours and communication in a way to meet inclusion and diversity needs [JG1]
- Providing advice and training to patients, carers, colleagues and other healthcare professionals to promote an understanding of the aims of dietetic treatment to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
- Organising and prioritisation of own workload and managing clinical risk within caseload
- Supporting training for dietetic learners and providing practice education experience
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About NHFT
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
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NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
For Further Details / Informal Visits
- Name: Alison Scott
- Job Title: Professional lead dietetics
- Email Address: alison.scott@nhft.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 03000270059
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