Senior Dietitian - Renal

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Registered Dietitian with experience and interest in renal disease to join our friendly, supportive and growing renal dietetics team.

The successful candidate will predominantly provide a service to patients chronic kidney disease requiring renal replacement therapy. A large part of this work will be at our satellite dialysis units.

We are looking for somebody with excellent clinical, interpersonal and time management skills, together with an ability to be flexible and a commitment to MDT working. In return, the successful candidate will have opportunity to further develop and extend their skills within the field of renal dietetics.

Our Nutrition & Dietetic Service has a staff of 35 who provide a service to the ethnically diverse populations of Wolverhampton & Cannock. The

dietetic renal team is one of 6 clinical teams within the service, supported by our excellent admin team. We provide clinical placements for learners from 4 universities.

You will be responsible for a clinical caseload, ensuring safe practice and contributing to the delivery and evaluation of an effective and efficient dietetics service.

Nutritional assessment and intervention of patients on renal replacement therapy.

Integrate with MDT and attendance at quality assurance meetings.

Provide guidance and education to non-specialist dietetic & MDT colleagues and learners in the field of renal dietetics.

Supporting inpatient team with complex renal cases.

Contribution to audit, research and quality improvement work.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Manage a caseload of patients across a range of dialysis centres. Assessment and interventions will include:

SGA assessments

Review biochemistry and other clinical parameters to support electrolyte & fluid management

Management of mineral bone disease

Weight management

Contribution to monthly MDT meetings

Further details are provided in the attached job description.