WCM Primary Care Network (PCN) Dietitian

PCN Resource and Advocacy: Act as a PCN, departmental and organisational resource of expertise in dietetic/nutritional advice. Support the GP practices to refer patients to appropriate dietetic services across Manchester. Develop and sustain excellent working relationships with the practice teams within the PCN, working in a way that is collaborative and informed. Direct Clinical Work: Utilising specialist dietetic skills and knowledge to assess, plan, implement treatment and delivering dietetic interventions. Use specialist knowledge and critical appraisal skills to make clinical judgments in complex case management and formulates dietetic care based on best practice. Support the disease preventative agenda of promoting healthy eating and preventing risk factors for ill health. Service Development: Plan, adapting and develop the service to deliver interventions which best meet the needs of the cohort you are supporting. Work with community services and assets to deliver a
strengths-based, community-led approach. Maintain thorough and secure patient records. Collating data and evidence to support research and evaluation of the service. Training and Staff Support: Comply with the national and local professional Standards of Practice and Codes of Conduct relating to Dietetics. Working with other team members to develop skills and support wider service delivery. You will be expected to contribute to wider Shared Health activities and discussions through involvement in team meetings. Support the development of junior members of the team through education and advice. Contribute to the delivery of clinical supervision, training and mentoring of wider dietetic team, students and members of the wider MDT.