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Senior Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, City of Westminster

Senior Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian

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Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 4 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: da7353adf9364abca44f40b2802c6048

Location ref: City of Westminster

Full Job Description

  • Work independently to assess, diagnose, triage, and manage patients, taking responsibility for prioritising and managing a caseload of the PCN's registered patients. There should be appropriate timely escalation where management of patients is outside the scope of practice.
  • Provide leadership to primary care MDTs on dietary management of gastroenterology conditions (including support to Health Coaches and Social Prescribers). This will include the provision of highly specialist advice on issues ranging from the provision of expert opinion on individual patient treatment options, to being a contributor to dietetic and related pathway development.
  • Lead on and develop effective communication between primary care services, PCNs and other relevant care providers. Educate on the role of the Dietetic-led pathways including its impact on referral patterns and patient care pathways.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant consultant teams, for example, gastroenterology, cardiovascular, diabetes and acute general medicine as appropriate, community MDTs and Nutrition and Dietetic services in community and acute settings.
    • The post holder will measure outcomes of this new service, aiming to identify and feedback areas for future development.

    You will working with a friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking team who provide a patient centered approach to care. We strive to deliver and contribute to evidence-based practice by conducting high level research, audit and service evaluation. We support individual personal and professional development and are passionate about health and wellbeing. The department of Nutrition and Dietetics is made up of an Adult and Paediatric Nutrition workforce of over 100 staff, generating an income of over 10m. This is a highly complex service, delivering highly specialised Dietetics as part of clinical services across the Trust, and into the Community, including providing professional guidance for our catering services and ensuring our compliance with Nutrition Standards for the Trust.

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https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/senior-specialist-gastroenterology-dietitian-127070677
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