Specialist Dietitian - Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary position as a Specialist Dietitian within the nutrition and dietetic service at the Walton Centre., + To undertake nutritional assessment and calculate nutritional requirements of referred in-patients taking into account medical, social and cultural factors
+ To provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable for the patient's medical, social and cultural factors which is evidence-based
+ To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals
+ To undertake consultations for patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions in a number of acute clinical settings including critical care, step-down and rehabilitation wards.
+ To develop a range of educational resources
+ To accurately record all assessments and interventions in medical notes, nursing documentation and dietetic record cards in line with Trust policy.
+ To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients on home enteral feeding liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies
+ To develop and undertake patient group sessions
+ To communicate and liaise with other agencies appropriately, e.g. members of the MDT, catering, pharmacy, community dietitians
+ To deliver formal and informal training to other health care professionals and staff groups
+ To contribute to training of pre-registration dietetic students including programme planning, clinical supervision during allocated weeks and development and evaluation of assessment process

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.