Senior Paediatric Dietitian

• To devise an individualised dietetic management and/or treatment plan using clinical reasoning and make decisions regarding and formulate skills to utilise a range of treatment options in formulating a programme of care, carry out nutritional diagnosis and prescribe ACBS products for conditions where there are limited professional clinical guidelines • To act as a dietetic resource for the speciality and associated clinical groups • To provide complex outpatient clinics as required. The role requires a minimum of one outpatient clinic per week. The types of patients within this patient group include; • To contribute to the service development, efficiency and safety in the dietetic department. The department is currently working on a quality improvement project within outpatients and you will have the opportunity to contribute towards this work. • To be responsible for implementing the standards and policies within your speciality and/or department, and where applicable, propose changes to working practises. • To support in the training of students on clinical placement including A, B and C placement students. • To support the clinical supervision of junior colleagues, particularly within the specialty • To contribute to the education of multidisciplinary groups, patients, families, carers and general public as appropriate For more information please see attached job description and person specification Job description Job responsibilities • To devise an individualised dietetic management and/or treatment plan using clinical reasoning and make decisions regarding and formulate skills to utilise a range of treatment options in formulating a programme of care, carry out nutritional diagnosis and prescribe ACBS products for conditions where there are limited professional clinical guidelines • To act as a dietetic resource for the speciality and associated clinical groups • To provide complex outpatient clinics as required. The role requires a minimum of one outpatient clinic per week. The types of patients within this patient group include; • To contribute to the service development, efficiency and safety in the dietetic department. The department is currently working on a quality improvement project within outpatients and you will have the opportunity to contribute towards this work. • To be responsible for implementing the standards and policies within your speciality and/or department, and where applicable, propose changes to working practises. • To support in the training of students on clinical placement including A, B and C placement students. • To support the clinical supervision of junior colleagues, particularly within the specialty • To contribute to the education of multidisciplinary groups, patients, families, carers and general public as appropriate For more information please see attached job description and person specification