Band 6 Specialist Dietitian

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Job Title: Band 6 Specialist Dietitian
Specialism: Specialist Dietetics
Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk, UK
Salary: Up to £31.00 per hour, depending on experience
Type: Locum
Contract: Ongoing
Working Pattern: Full Time

Are you an experienced Dietitian looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career while making a meaningful difference to patient care? We are seeking a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian to join a dynamic team in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

This full-time ongoing locum position offers an attractive rate of up to £31.00 per hour, depending on experience, alongside the professional autonomy to manage your own specialist caseload. You'll have the opportunity to apply your clinical expertise, work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to service improvements that enhance patient outcomes.

Perks and benefits:

• Competitive Pay: Earn up to £31.00 per hour, depending on your experience and specialist expertise.
• Locum Flexibility: Enjoy the variety and flexibility of locum work, helping you achieve a positive work-life balance.
• Professional Development: Broaden your clinical knowledge through exposure to varied and complex dietetic cases.
• Clinical Autonomy: Take responsibility for your own caseload and exercise your professional judgement within appropriate guidelines.
• Networking Opportunities: Build valuable professional relationships by working alongside experienced specialists and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Meaningful Work: Use your expertise to deliver personalised nutritional care and improve patient outcomes.
• Ongoing Opportunity: Benefit from the stability of an ongoing assignment while retaining the flexibility of locum employment.

What you will do:

• Independently manage a specialist clinical dietetic caseload, prioritising workload effectively.
• Undertake comprehensive nutritional and dietetic assessments and accurately calculate patients' nutritional requirements.
• Interpret relevant clinical information, including biochemistry, medication, and fluid balance, to inform appropriate care plans.
• Prescribe nutritional support in accordance with professional standards, local policies, and clinical guidelines.
• Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Attend ward rounds, case conferences, and multidisciplinary team meetings to ensure nutrition is integrated into holistic patient care.
• Provide complex dietary counselling and education to patients, families, and carers.
• Communicate complex nutritional information clearly and sensitively to patients and healthcare professionals.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical records to support continuity and quality of care.
• Participate in audits, surveys, research, and service improvement initiatives where appropriate.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of high-quality dietetic services.

Essential requirements:

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in Dietetics.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Experience managing a specialist dietetic caseload.
• Ability to undertake comprehensive nutritional assessments and develop appropriate care plans.
• Confidence working autonomously and managing a varied clinical workload.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication, organisational, and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Desirable requirements:

• Previous experience working within an acute hospital environment.
• Experience managing medical and surgical caseloads.
• Experience working with complex nutritional needs.
• Previous involvement in clinical audits or dietetic service improvement initiatives.

Why King's Lynn?