Main Duties and Responsibilities To deliver a Food First dietetic service to service users. Workload may include other aspects of.....
Main Duties and Responsibilities To deliver a Food First dietetic service to service users. Workload may include other aspects of clinical community dietetics, e.g. clinics, home visits or home enteral tube feeding. To actively support the delivery of the Food First accreditation programme to local care homes. To be involved in undertaking development work within the Team, this could include clinical audits, service improvement, resource development, newsletters, and updates to social media/websites. To contribute to the training of student Dietitians. To ensure work is in line with departmental, trust and national dietetic standards. To understand any other Band 5 Dietetic duties identified by the team or Team Lead as required for the successful delivery of the Food First Project Communication To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff. Positive relationships are characterised by open communication, trust, and respect. To use a range of different communication skills; including motivational interviewing, counselling skills, negotiating skills and cognitive behavioural therapy to help service users and professionals to achieve their nutritional goals/standards, considering any barriers to change that may exist. To advise primary, community and acute colleagues on the appropriate prescribing, follow up and monitoring of ACBS approved nutritional supplements, based on available evidence including assessment of individual clinical needs. To be involved in the on-going development and delivery of group education sessions for qualified and unqualified carers. To attend department meetings and team meetings. Budgetary Responsibility Does not hold budgetary responsibility but is aware of the need to manage available Food First resources to plan non-pay expenditure for the team. People Management Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process. Clinical and Practice Governance Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
