Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Dietitian with NHS experience and an excellent understanding of Tier 3 services to join our Specialist Weight Management Service (SWM), which works as part of the wider Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Team.



Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.



Manage caseload of patients, including the more complex patients

Support the team with clinical queries and provide upskilling

To assess and monitor patients under the Tier 3 specialist weight management service

To liaise with all relevant healthcare professionals involved in the patient's care

To support student dietitians from Coventry & Birmingham Universities throughout their clinical placements

Carry out dietetic / nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis

Use enhanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist individual dietetic advice and treatment plans for patients who may present with multiple / complex clinical conditions taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate discharge planning as appropriate

Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required

Communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers using teaching, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to change

Undertake department audit and service development work, translating findings into practice

Plan and organise the clinical supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement including planning, timetables and written assessments



University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.



We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.



Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.



We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)



By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.



The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.



To provide clinical support to the SWM dietetic team

To support with service development

To support the implementation of research and embed evidence-based practice

To carry out dietetic assessment appropriate to role and experience, provide nutritional diagnosis and provide a dietetic treatment plan for patients / clients

To hold responsibility for own patient caseload including patients with complex presentations

Maintain clinical records in line with local / Trust documentation guidelines

To liaise with dietetic colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team as necessary e.g. Medical, nursing, catering and other health care professionals

To work within National and Trust policies / guidelines; and HCPC and BDA standards and codes of conduct

To have a solid understanding of national and local standards and able to monitor own practice against these

To participate in bank holiday working and work flexible hours to meet the needs of the patients if required



For further details of the role please see the attached job description.



We are supported by Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and are actively involved in the training of student dietitians.