NRC Specialist Dietician in Loughborough

Are you an enthusiastic dietitian, looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting new role working with complex rehabilitation patients at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC). The role of the Specialist Dietitian will be a key part of the interdisciplinary team, supporting those with nutritional needs – this will include oral and enteral nutritional support, so experience with these is essential.

You will be expected to effectively manage and prioritise a busy clinical caseload across the NRC, with the support of the Band 7 Dietitian. You will be actively involved in MDT working alongside other therapists and encouraged to be involved in audit, service evaluation and service improvement projects related to improving nutritional care of our rehabilitation patients. You will also play a role in education of nutrition across the centre to both patients and staff.

You’ll need to have excellent communication, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload within a supportive team. Experience of nutritional support and evidence of a varied clinical experience is desirable.

The NRC is a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough, delivering a centre of excellence to improve rehabilitation services in England. It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and will share some of the world class rehabilitation facilities.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person specification

• Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree, post-graduate diploma or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Registered with the Health Professions Council
• Relevant validated course
• Member of BDA including specialist group

Experience

• Experience of working as a registered dietitian.
• Able to apply additional depth of knowledge gained through experience to specialist area.
• Experience of working in relevant specialist area/s

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training.
• Able to work as an integral member of dietetic and multi-professional teams, building relationships with patients / carers, and other staff.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information and respond to people who are distressed or anxious.
• Able to overcome difficulties in communication, including language barriers, and adapt approach to varying situations.
• Able to overcome barriers to understanding.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Able to interpret and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources using professional judgement to solve problems and make decisions where there are a range of options.

Planning and Organisation Skills

• Able to plan and organise own workload, including daily tasks and longer term strategic planning, despite interruptions and changing priorities.
• Able to plan and organise the work of allocated student dietitians.

Physical Skills

• Able to carry out anthropometric measurements accurately and use relevant equipment.

Other requirements specific to the role

• Able to make decisions within own work role guided by broad policies and guidelines, supported by team leader / clinical lead and multi-professional team.
• Able to travel to areas within and beyond the Trust if required.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards.