Specialist Community Dietitian

Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Following internal promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Dietitian to join our Community Dietetics Team covering Greater Huddersfield on a permanent contract.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual who has experience in managing malnutrition in the community and with a good knowledge of the appropriate prescribing of adult nutritional supplements.

Main duties of the job

It is hybrid working with a combination of virtual assessments for own home & care home clients and face to face visits as needed. You will work alongside peers, senior colleagues, Band 4 Assistants and work closely with other AHPs including Speech and Language Therapists.

You will be part of a dynamic, innovative & highly supportive team of colleagues delivering high quality Dietetic services to the population of South Kirklees.

The role supports patients at risk of malnutrition across Greater Huddersfield, adopting a food first based approach with the appropriate use of oral nutritional supplements. You will be responsible for:

• Your own caseload of patients who require oral nutrition support in the community offering holistic person-centred care
• Joint working with Speech and Language therapist and other AHPs, Social care and Nursing colleagues.
• Offering a hybrid approach including telephone/video clinics and home visits as needed
• Supporting student placements (A, B and C placements)
• Planning and delivering training (internal and external)
• Triage of new diet referrals as needed
• Supervision of colleagues

The post requires a minimum of 2 years post graduate experience.

This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period and you must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post .

For further information, please contact;

Kate Standeven, kate.standeven@locala.org.uk

or Theresa Dickinson, Team Leader,mary.dickinson@locala.org.uk

About us

Welcome to Locala Health and Wellbeing - proud to provide NHS community healthcare services. We help people have better lives - and you can too. Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.

Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%

Development opportunities - We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated "Good" NHS healthcare services, as well as having a "positive social impact in local communities."

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Experience

Desirable

• Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).