Bank Dietitian
Being a Dietitian is so much more than just knowing what foods to eat, it's creating a nutritional bespoke plan that gives some of the most vulnerable people the energy and determination to build a brighter future.
Feel valued and supported when you join the team as a Bank Dietitian, at Avalon Neurological Centre , a purpose-built neurological centre for men and women over the age of 18 years, who have an acquired brain injury.
With experience from the NHS and/or private sector, you will manage a complex caseload, which will see you create individual rapports with service users as you learn about their health concerns, goals and dietary restrictions and preferences to create a healthy nutrition plan.
As a Bank Dietitian, you will deliver and offer contributions to the development of the specialist treatment plans and pathways as you maintain close contact with local community teams.
Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of the service, offering assessment, formulation and treatment to people and their families/carers. You will act as a key link between the nursing team, the catering department, leading on the management of the dining room and nutrition support strategies on the unit.
A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.
As a Dietitian you will be:
- Assessing service users’ weight and advise regarding, weight, calories, and special meal plans
- Working as an autonomous dietetic practitioner to carry a complex inpatient and outpatient caseload, using evidence-based and people-focused principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in service users.
- Conducting pre-admission screenings for new referrals while laying out the plan for future interventions
- Liaising with the hospital’s catering department and ensure that the menu is reviewed regularly, the allergen list, portioning sizes and special menus are up to date
- Supporting in the development and co-facilitation of any group or activity and staff training
- Providing a weekly progress review and feedback to the multi-disciplinary team in ward rounds
- Carrying out one to one nutrition counselling sessions to determine: eating behaviours, beliefs and attitudes about food and health, rationale for food choices, factors affecting eating behaviour and nutrition status. These sessions will also be used for exploring stage of change and to explore ambivalence and barriers to behaviour change.
- Delivering the Nourish to Flourish psychoeducation group, which is set up to help patients understand their eating disorders and critically explore their beliefs about food and bodies.
- Carrying out one to one family support, helping families understand the complex relationship between food and health, as well as strategies for supporting the patient to eat at home.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- HCPC registered
- BSc in Dietetics or post graduate diploma in Dietetics
- Post qualification training
- Post-qualifying experience of working with people with eating disorders ideally in an inpatient settling.
- Knowledge and understanding of acquired brain injury
- To ensure knowledge and skills are maintained at a high level of professional competence
Where you will be working
Location: The Avalon Centre, Edison Park Hindle Way, Swindon,Wiltshire, SN3 3RT
You will be working at The Avalon Centre, a purpose built neurological centre for men and women over the age of 18 years, who have an acquired brain injury.
The centre has been designed specifically to support people who, because of their injury, have challenging and complex needs and require a neurobehavioral rehabilitation programme.
What you will get:
- Competitive hourly rate depending on experience
- Paid induction
- Free meals and parking
- Mandatory training
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Pension Contribution
- Flexible working
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers 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.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users.All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
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