Dietitian

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JOB PURPOSE

The role of a Dietitian is to provide nutrition and dietetic services and health promoting education to patients, staff and community at large.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Dietetics

* Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to patients with a variety of health conditions requiring specialised nutrition intervention to augment medical treatment.

* Apply the nutrition care process to correctly assess, diagnose, plan, implement monitor, evaluate and document nutrition care.

* Liaise with medical, nursing, and other allied health professionals in planning and implementing the nutrition care of patients.

* Communicate effectively nutritional care plans to patients, family members or carers for seamless service during hospitalisation and upon discharge.

* Deliver care within the multidisciplinary team, attend ward rounds, team meetings or case discussions as necessary.

* Prioritise and manage a patient caseload according to the needs of the department or service.

Education & Training

* Participate in continuing professional development activities and relevant courses as appropriate.

* Assist in nutrition related research and quality improvement initiatives in the department

* Develop nutrition education materials for patients, and multidisciplinary teams with guidance from senior and principal Dietitians in the department.

* Deliver nutrition talks or workshops to patients and the public, and participate in the community outreach initiatives if required.

* Deliver departmental journal clubs and in-service training and education to other healthcare professionals.

* Assist in supervision of dietetic interns and polytechnic students, training of dietetic assistants with guidance from senior and principal Dietitians in the department.

Administrative Duties

* Maintain appropriate patient records, and departmental statistics as require

* Assist with administrative and operational duties as required.

* Assist in review and development of departmental care standards / guidelines based on the available evidence.

* Represent the department at meetings, and/or conferences as required

2.4 Food service

* Assist Food Services in education and training of foodservice staff in nutrition related issues.

* Liaise with Food Service colleagues on therapeutic diet requirements and meal delivery to ensure nutrition adequacy of meals served to WHC clients.

* Assist in Food Service audits and quality control initiatives to ensure compliance with prescribed nutritional plans and meal standards.

* Assist in menu development and analysis as may be required.

2.5 Other Duties

* Participate in non-dietetic activities supported by the hospital as may be required.

* Support good working relationship and team spirit with colleagues and WHC partners.

* Cover the duties of department colleagues when required

* Undertake any other duties as assigned by the HOD (Dietetics)

Core Values

* Observe the WHC vision and core values.

* Maintain strict patient confidentiality and comply with the WHC personal data protection policy.

* Communicate effectively (focused, flexible, dynamic, sensitive) with colleagues and other stakeholders and partners.

* Be compassionate and ethical in the provision of care.

* Comply with all the departmental policies and procedures.

* Commitment to personal and professional development