Senior Specialist Dietitian (Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Disorders)

To be an expert Dietitian for children on metabolic diet treatment. To have a diagnostic and autonomous role in ordering, assessing and interpreting biochemistry results and setting individualised care plans. To inform on clinical decision making, treatment selection and evaluation of treatment. To make treatment recommendations after nutritional assessment; to include the calculation of nutritional requirements based on interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical conditions and other parameters. To have an expert knowledge of prescribed nutritional feed products and the ability to determine when a modular feed may be necessary. To calculate feeding regimens within precise nutritional parameters for inpatients and outpatients. To advise on the prescription of specialist nutritional supplements. To be responsible for the provision of emergency regimens, used during illness, for specific metabolic conditions. The post holder will provide nutrition and dietetic input into dedicated outpatient clinics (MDT and Dietetic led), inpatients, day case and emergency department referrals. To liaise with the UHL Trust catering services to ensure appropriate nutritional provision to paediatric IMD inpatients. To provide education and support where appropriate to nurseries and schools for children under the UHL paediatric IMD caseload. Under special circumstances, deliver training via home visits to children with metabolic conditions. To inform on clinical decision making, treatment selection and evaluation of treatment. To lead on developing and reviewing dietetic clinical guidelines and resources relevant to paediatric IMD and undertake audit of practice. To work as an expert, autonomous and senior specialist dietitian in paediatric IMD and share local and national developments across the service and externally at regional, national and international level. To raise safeguarding concerns where dietary non-compliance by carers can lead to irreversible damage to the child in their care. To co-operate with all aspects of the Safeguarding Children UHL Policy. To deliver training and supervision to the metabolic and paediatric dietetic teams. Please see attached job description for more information.