Rotational Dietitian

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Rotational Band 5 Dietitian with a passion for food and nutrition to join our friendly and supportive adult acute team at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust.

The Dietitians at the Royal United Hospital include acute adult, paediatric and community dietetic teams and you will rotate between the teams every 6 months. There will also be opportunities to work across inpatients, outpatients and domiciliary settings and review patients from multiple specialties. You will work, learn and develop alongside Speech and Language, Occupational and Physiotherapy colleagues and work collaboratively for the benefit of our patients.

We are always looking for ways to improve patient care and the Dietetics department is excited to have led on the purchase of an indirect calorimeter, via charitable funds, to improve our estimation of nutritional requirements which the post holder will have opportunity to train on and use in their clinical practice.

We train student dietitians from the University of Plymouth and this post will be actively involved with student training.

Responsible for a clinical case load of patients, with a range of conditions, requiring competent clinical practice for inpatients and outpatients with guidance and support from more experienced colleagues as required.

Individually responsible for assessment of need, determination and monitoring of treatment or requirements. This will involve nutritional diagnosis, interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics and clinical condition, with guidance and support from more experienced colleagues as required.

Communicates complex information effectively to a variety of people, in a variety of settings and utilises persuasive, motivational, and counselling skills, to assist inbehavior change.

Takes responsibility for ensuring that patients and carers have consented prior to dietetic intervention, in line with professional guidelines.

Considers the practical implications of advice and tailors information to the individual circumstances of the patients, families and staff involved.

Undertakes in-patient and out-patient consultations, and group patient education. Telephone consultations may form part of this post.

Facilitates referral to the appropriate agency or health care colleagues on identification of non-dietetic need; or if referrals require more specific specialist advice.

Liaises with hospital and community based staff, GPs, dietetic colleagues and support workers to provide an integrated approach to patient care including individual case management.

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more aboutliving and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about ourextensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future withthe landmark Dyson Cancer Centreand ourpassion for research.

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.