Kelly Scanlon, RD
SUMMARY
Self-motivated dietitian with a variety of acute and long-term care dietetics experience across the USA and UK. I particularly enjoy organizing information to produce data and outcomes, helping patients to find and achieve their individualized nutrition goals, creating and adapting resources, and collaborative working to optimize patient health.
CLINICAL SKILLS/ INTERESTS
Nutrition support (oral nutrition support, enteral and parenteral nutrition)
Surgery/ Gastro/ Critical care/ Trauma/ Transplant (Heart, Lung, Kidney, Liver)/ Stroke/ Rehab
Weight Management/ Bariatrics
Mental Health/ Gut-Brain Axis/ Forensics
EXPERIENCE
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TRUST (Salford Royal Hospital), Salford, UK
Specialist medical Gastroenterology Dietitian (Band 6)
MARCH 2023 - JULY 2024 (15 Month Project Role)
Led on a quality improvement project assessing the benefits of a combined psychology dietetics clinc for patients presenting with disorders of the gut-brain axis.
Providing dietetic assessments for patients on the Gastroenterology ward including attendance at board rounds, ward rounds, and best interest meetings
Outpatient gastroenterology clinic -covering patients with IBS, IBD, functional bowel disorders, liver disease, high output stomas, and pancreatitis
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Wythenshawe Hospital), Manchester, UK
Specialist Transplant Dietitian (Band 6)
DECEMBER 2021 - MARCH 2023
Dietetic assessments for patients referred for heart and lung transplants
Dietetic management through the lifecycle of patients receiving a heart or lung transplant including inpatient, outpatient, and for the Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit (CTCCU)
Lead nutrition round to monitor status of CTCCU patients and assess need for nutrition referrals
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (Stepping Hill Hospital), Stockport, uk
Specialist surgery/ gastro dietitian (BAND 6)
8TH MAY 2019 - PRESENT
Provide dietetic cross-ward cover on all Surgical and Gastroenterology wards as well as assisting across areas including General, Diabetes, Stroke, and ICU caseloads.
Perform nutrition assessments of new patients referred to the gastroenterology outpatient clinic and provide appropriate nutrition care (IBS and IBD clinic)
Liaise with patients and the medical team to ensure appropriate nutrition plans and prescriptions in place on discharge.
Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
Specialist Locum Dietitian (Band 6)
4TH FEBRUARY - 29TH MARCH 2019 (9 Week Locum Role)
Dietetic assessment and management of patients on ACM (Aging and Complex Medicine) caseload including Elderly wards, Heart Care Unit, EAU, Hematology, COPD, diabetes, orthopedics, and medical short stay wards.
Medical weight management outpatient clinic including patients pursuing and post bariatric surgery.
West London NHS Trust, London, UK
Clinical Lead Dietitian (Band 7)
JULY 2018 - JANUARY 2019
Recruiting, training, and providing clinical supervision to junior, locum dietitians.
Reviewing and updating nutrition related policy and pathways for dietetics department and operational policy in primary health care
Review and oversight of OCS Catering contract working with OT and Estates and Facilities to ensure adequate healthy food is procured and provided to wards.
Collaboration with OCS Catering and OCS dietitian to ensure meals and food provided are appropriate specifically for the forensic, mental health population.
Facilitating advancement of Nutrition & Dietetics department by increasing involvement via QI projects in collaboration with Exercise Specialists, OT, and psychology teams.
Role also encompasses the below mentioned specialist mental health dietitian clinical caseload.
West London NHS Trust, London, UK
Specialist Mental Health Dietitian (Band 6)
NOVEMBER 2015 - JULY 2018
Managed caseload providing clinical nutrition assessment, treatment plans, implementation, and evaluation of female, male, and adolescent service users in forensic services as well as local services wards as needed.
Worked independently to assess nutritional needs of patients while considering their medical, cultural, and psychological needs.
Provided nutrition counseling using basic methods of motivational interviewing and cognitive behaviour therapy.
Contributed to multidisciplinary team, quality improvement, catering, and service user forum meetings.
Planned, delivered, and evaluated nutrition groups and programs for and in collaboration with service users.
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Vallejo, California, USA
Registered Dietitian
DECEMBER 2012 - JUNE 2015
Assessed nutritional requirements for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Medical/ Surgical, and Stroke Units.
Developed, monitored, and reviewed nutritional care plans adjusting diets, supplements, and formulas as needed to achieve nutrition related goals for in-patients. Ensured regimens were appropriate for safe discharge.
Provided and updated specialist nutrition education via hospital offered courses (Pulmonary Nutrition and Nutrition for Spinal Cord Injuries).
Clarity, Virtual Platform
Private Practice Registered Dietitian
JANUARY 2014 - PRESENT
Nutrition telecounseling particularly with sensitive nutrition issues (eating disorders).
Provided personalized reports with complete analysis of diet, supplements, blood results, and activity levels with recommendations based on findings
MealSquares, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Dietetic Advisor
2014
Provided dietetic input on nutritional content and breakdown of newly developed meal replacement bar:
Inspected kitchen/ production site
Media interview with Refinery29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/mealsquares
Nutricopia (formerly HM Composite), San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Consultant Dietitian
Worked as sole/ senior dietitian providing oversight and dietetic cover for multiple long term care facilities.
Assessed patient's nutritional needs, documented in electronic medical record keeping systems, communicated with interdisciplinary staff, conducted (weight) meetings.
Inspected kitchens/ conducted audits, provided food safety in-services to staff, and nutrition education to patients.
Analyzed and corrected menus accordingly for therapeutic and mechanically altered diets.
EDUCATION
Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC), San Francisco, CA, 2015-2020 (USA)
Napa State Hospital, Napa, CA (USA) - Dietetic Internship
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA (USA) - BSc Applied Nutrition
ADDITIONAL TRAININGS
The Low FODMAP Diet for IBS -Monash University Online Training Course (2024)
Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health, PGDCert Kings College London (2024)
Nutrition in Cancer Treatment (5/4/19)
Gluten Intolerance and GI Disorders (2/3/19)
CBT/DBT - Basic Principles and Application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (28/11/2018)
QSIR (Quality Service Improvement Redesign) Practitioner Graduate (5/2018) - Developed and piloted weight management program in an in-patient mental health setting.
BDA Dietetic Practice in Diabetes Training (2017)
Motivational Interviewing (2016)
Road Runners Club of America Coaching Certification Program
University of Virginia Health Systems Adult Nutrition Support Traineeship
Sports Nutrition, Olympic Training Center Colorado
MEMBERSHIPS/ INTEREST/ INVOLVEMENT
Memberships:
Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) - UK
British Dietetic Association (BDA) - UK
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Specialist Group (PENG)
Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) - USA
Diablo Valley Dietetic Association (DVDA) - California, USA - previous member and Secretary
Sport:
Avid Runner and Fitness enthusiast
Ealing Eagles Running Club (invite-only competitive team - Welsh Castles Relay 2016, 2017)
Marathon/Half Marathon/ Triathlon finisher
Travel:
Work Exchanges in Australia/ New Zealand
AirBNB Superhost - USA
Legislation:
California State Senate- Provided testimony in support of Senate Bill SB993 (for dietitians rights to prescribe oral nutrition supplements)
REFERENCES
Available upon request