Specialist Dietitian

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Dietitian at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust to join the Community Dietetic Team at St Catherines House. You will be responsible for managing a specialist clinical dietetic caseload across Doncaster, providing high-quality care to patients in inpatient, day-patient, care home and community settings. You will support patients across a range of services, including neurology, community stroke rehabilitation, intermediate care, mental health and learning disabilities.

You will also use your advanced knowledge and skills in enteral feeding management, provide specialist training to health and social care professionals, prioritise clinical needs effectively and ensure appropriate consent is obtained before dietetic interventions.

As a Specialist Dietitian, you will be responsible for undertaking highly specialised nutritional assessments of complex patients, using clinical interviews, medical and social histories, biochemical results, anthropometric measurements and nutritional calculations. You will liaise with relevant professionals to obtain additional clinical information where required and take a lead role in assessing and managing patients requiring oral nutritional supplements. You will also develop evidence‑based, individualised dietetic care plans in collaboration with patients and their carers, applying clinical judgement to calculate nutritional requirements, establish patient‑centred goals and determine appropriate interventions based on medical needs and prognosis.

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• To communicate dietetic care plans clearly to patients, carers, families and the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring relevant information is shared using appropriate language and terminology to support coordinated patient care.
• To review and update care plans at appropriate intervals, considering changes in medical treatment, medication, personal circumstances and wider care arrangements to ensure ongoing suitability of dietary interventions.
• To use specialist communication techniques including motivational interviewing, counselling and behavioural management strategies to support patients experiencing complex emotional, cognitive or psychological barriers to treatment and dietary change.
• To prescribe appropriate ACBS products and provide specialist advice to medical staff regarding nutritional supplements, vitamins, minerals and related medication, interpreting relevant prescribing guidance and working within professional scope of practice.
• To maintain accurate and timely clinical records using electronic systems such as Systm One and TPP, ensuring documentation complies with Trust policies, data protection requirements and information governance standards.
• To undertake risk assessments relating to dietary management in home environments and the safe use of nutritional equipment, including weighing scales, stadiometers, skinfold callipers and enteral feeding pumps, communicating relevant safety guidance to professionals and agencies involved in…