Dietitian

Job Description

Are you an experienced Dietitian looking for a rewarding opportunity If so, join the team at Hillview Hospital in Ebbw Vale as a Dietician and be the reason why lives change for the better.As a Dietitian with experience from the NHS or private sector, you will know one or two things about healthy living as you promote recovery and will liaise with the wider community of dieticians, catering team and GPs where you will agree, monitor and implementservice users nutrition and diet health plans.Working 37.5 hours a week as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth.A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.Your responsibilities will include:

• To act as a point of contact for patients / residents, carers and staff
• To assesspatientsweight and advice regarding calories for the multi-disciplinary Team (MDT).
• To undertake Nutritional assessments and formulate and organise nutrition and dietary therapy, make recommendations and plan interventions suitable for the Service Users medical, social and cultural circumstances based on clinical assessment and a soundevidence base.
• To negotiate change with patients to enable them to achieve dietary targets set using basic counselling, motivational, interviewing and behaviour change techniques.
• To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures, adjusting individual care plans to facilitate achievement of goals.
• To advise medical and nursing staff on the management of individual patients dietary treatment, nutritional status and treatment options.
• To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients
• To contribute to team formulations for services users with the MDT.
• To devise treatment plans with the multi-disciplinary team and assist them to carry these through.
• To liaise closely with colleagues across a range of care teams to provide timely, accurate and effective treatment, supporting non-specialist colleagues in carrying out direct work themselves wherever this is appropriate.
• To be a key member o f the multi-disciplinary team.

To be successful in this role, youll need:

• Evidence of previous and ongoing commitment to continuous professional development
• Qualification in Dietetics and registration with HCPC
• Ability to work both assertively and with awareness of ones limitations, excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Confident and assertive
• Good time-management skills
• Excellent assessment skills with this client group, including risk assessment and management
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels remaining sensitive and empathetic
• UK driving licence must be held, a copy will be required to be submitted. Driving does constitute a part of your role.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £36,000 + Benefits
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leaveplus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.About your next employer:You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities& Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidateswill be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.