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Senior Dietitian - Neurosciences

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Middlesbrough

Senior Dietitian - Neurosciences

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SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Middlesbrough

  • Part time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 4 days ago, 1 Jan | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b07023f4ecea4102b6224a830499bc9e

Full Job Description

  • Working closely within the multi-disciplinary team to provide a dietetic service to all wards within the Neurosciences.
  • Provide specialist dietetic support, particularly to those with complex nutritional needs (both oral and enteral) across a range of neurology conditions within the acute setting such as traumatic brain injury, neuro-oncology conditions, Gullian Barrie syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease and Motor Neurone Disease.
  • Managing a predominantly enteral fed patient caseload including the preparation and organisation for discharge. Making appropriate onwards referrals for ongoing dietetic management/follow up.
  • Liaise with other healthcare professions within and outside of the organisation to provide an holistic and patient centred approach to care such as specialist nurses, PEG MDT, enteral feeding company nurses, nutrition nurse specialists, respite care, district nurses, GPs, care home staff, care agency staff, community matrons/MacMillan nurses, palliative care team.
  • To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients/ caregivers, who may have barriers to understanding or communicating, and health care professionals in a variety of situations on different level

    Due to expansion and development within our dietetic service at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are able to offer an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, motivated and proactive dietitian to work within the speciality of Neurosciences within our Acute and Rehab Team. This post includes both acute high dependency and rehabilitation caseload working within Neurosurgery, Neuro HDU, Neurology and Neuro-rehab.
    • You should be a friendly and forward-thinking Dietitian with excellent communication skills and confident in organising and prioritising workload within a busy acute hospital. You will have experience of managing patients requiring enteral nutrition.

    The post holder will be actively encouraged to participate in service improvement, audit and continuous professional development activities. We have been trainers for student dietitians for many years, with the programmes shared across all of our localities. We are a tertiary centre for many clinical specialities including major trauma, cardiothoracic surgery, regional spinal injuries unit, upper GI surgery, head and neck/Oro maxillofacial surgery and spinal cord injuries.

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