Locum dietetic post supporting the dietetic team within the colorectal, gastro and general medicine wards. Gained valuble experience in complex enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition.

Currently managing the respiratory wards, ventilation unit and supporting the advanced critical care dietitian on critical care. Experience has primarily been prevention of malnutrition and sarcopenia of patients suffering from COVID-19 and post infection rehabilitation including ITU step down rehabilitation. Experience in various respiratory conditions including lung cancer, COPD, emphysema and neuromuscular degenerative disorders (i.e. muscular dystrophy and MND).This role involves supervision of a rotational band 5 dietitian and mentoring of dietetic student during their final placement. Prior to rotation on to respiratory, my role was twofold 1. Manage the haematology - oncology service which was primarily lymphoma and myeloma.2. Support the management of care of the elderly which included dementia care, urology and the prevention of malnutrition through frailty and sarcopenia.

Weight Management Dietitian Experience managing the weight management and bariatric community services in Liverpool under both Aintree university hospital and the community service. “Aintree LOSS”. This included working in an MDT approach with GPs, endocrinology consultants, physiotherapists and psychologists to achieve weight management goals either conservatively through dietary and exercise management or through bariatric surgery. This role involved strong communication skills, motivational interviewing techniques and also understanding the complexity of obesity and eating disorders such as bulimia and binge eating disorder. Experience primarily pre assessment for bariatric surgery but also often patients post bariatric surgery including gastric band, gastric bypass and gastric sleeve.In this role I became the Learning difficulties link dietitian which allowed me to promote for additional services for individuals with learning difficulties including visual aids, longer consultation times and the organisation of staff training by the charity Mencap.

Dietitian working in Aging and Complex Medicine - covering dementia care, oncology, orthopaedics, haematology, cardiology, respiratory and general medicine. Previous experience in neurology; Covering various aspects of this field including acute stroke/stroke rehab, neuro-oncology, acute neurological conditions and some brief experience in traumatic brain and spinal injuries.

Acute dietitian in orthopaedics and general medicine. Covering a wide field including Dementia, oncology, upper GI, gastro medical and mental health. I supported both the dementia committee and pressure sore/wound healing committee by being a link dietitian for my dietetic team.