Job summary
Community Dietitian - Bexley - Band 5
£32,720 - £39,769 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Would you like to work for an organisation that is progressive, innovative and provides quality care for families in Bexley? To find out what it's like to work for Bromley Healthcare please view our videos on YouTube, search for Bromley Healthcare and you will get a flavour of Bromley Healthcare.
We are currently looking for a Community Dietitian to join our dynamic, friendly team who are patient-focused and thrive on providing quality care.
Proposed Interview date week commencing 21st August
Main duties of the job
The Adult Community Dietitian will support the Adult Community Team for Bexley in providing a co-ordinated Nutrition and Dietetic service. The service provides a domiciliary-based service to patients predominantly for nutrition support and home enteral feeding . This includes support, assessment, and on-going reviews.
- To manage a clinical caseload within the Adult Community Dietetic Service.
- To demonstrate specialist knowledge in the area of Dietetics, underpinned by current evidence based practice.
- To work autonomously to provide expert nutritional and dietetic advice to patients referred to the service under the care of GPs and other healthcare professionals.
- To work as an independent practitioner and be responsible for managing and prioritising patient caseloads. Settings include patient`s homes and care homes located across the borough (including mental health and learning disabilities care homes).
- To communicate nutritional information to patients, their families and carers in one to one or in groups. To adapt the presentation of this information to be appropriate for a wide range of learning ability.
About us
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Being born from NHS Bromley's community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience.
Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Salary is dependent on NHS experience and current banding/pay point, applicants from outside the NHS will receive the start point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms & conditions.
Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Advising meal service providers in nursing homes and learning disability residences on the safe and nutritious provision of food and drink for individual patients on medically restrictive diets.
- To advise on the safe and appropriate use of different products available over the counter e.g. vitamins, minerals, specialist dietary products
- To advise on the prescribing of nutritional supplements listed as ACBS (Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances), vitamins and minerals.
- To work in partnership with Local Medicines Management Team to support local policy on appropriate prescribing.
- To make recommendations to medical practitioners regarding the need for diagnostic tests i.e. blood tests.
- To communicate sensitively and effectively with patients/residents, including those without capacity, and care staff to ensure the nutritional goals are met.
- To provide clinical advice and support to dietetic assistant practitioners and contribute to the identification of any future training/development needs.
- To be flexible and cover part of the workload of other dietitians during leave of absence if required.
- To utilize developed communication and teaching skills to initiate, develop, deliver and evaluate group education, training and support for patients, families and carers in groups of various sizes. This includes a wide range of nutrition and dietetic issues including new guidelines and nutritional information.
- To ensure that all assessments, communication techniques and advice and treatments are appropriate to the patients level of knowledge, including social, cultural and religion needs.
- To initiate, develop, monitor and evaluate evidence-based, written information and resources to support nutritional interventions and teaching.
- To provide a broad range of nutrition and dietetic advice for a wide range of medical conditions to adults and their carers to meet varying needs. Advice on treatments may need to be given where there is no national or professional consensus to assessment and treatment.
- To undertake comprehensive dietetic patient assessments, including patients who have barriers to communication, using a range of methods, including interview skills, interpretation of blood biochemistry, calculation of nutrition requirements and anthropometrical measurements.
- To make independent clinical judgements and diagnoses (such as lipid modification, nutrient deficiencies) based on these assessments, in settings where access to other health professionals for professional support is not immediately available.
- To evaluate outcomes of dietetic interventions through the monitoring and review of nutritional care plans, and adjusting care plans to facilitate achievement of goals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Advising meal service providers in nursing homes and learning disability residences on the safe and nutritious provision of food and drink for individual patients on medically restrictive diets.
- To advise on the safe and appropriate use of different products available over the counter e.g. vitamins, minerals, specialist dietary products
- To advise on the prescribing of nutritional supplements listed as ACBS (Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances), vitamins and minerals.
- To work in partnership with Local Medicines Management Team to support local policy on appropriate prescribing.
- To make recommendations to medical practitioners regarding the need for diagnostic tests i.e. blood tests.
- To communicate sensitively and effectively with patients/residents, including those without capacity, and care staff to ensure the nutritional goals are met.
- To provide clinical advice and support to dietetic assistant practitioners and contribute to the identification of any future training/development needs.
- To be flexible and cover part of the workload of other dietitians during leave of absence if required.
- To utilize developed communication and teaching skills to initiate, develop, deliver and evaluate group education, training and support for patients, families and carers in groups of various sizes. This includes a wide range of nutrition and dietetic issues including new guidelines and nutritional information.
- To ensure that all assessments, communication techniques and advice and treatments are appropriate to the patients level of knowledge, including social, cultural and religion needs.
- To initiate, develop, monitor and evaluate evidence-based, written information and resources to support nutritional interventions and teaching.
- To provide a broad range of nutrition and dietetic advice for a wide range of medical conditions to adults and their carers to meet varying needs. Advice on treatments may need to be given where there is no national or professional consensus to assessment and treatment.
- To undertake comprehensive dietetic patient assessments, including patients who have barriers to communication, using a range of methods, including interview skills, interpretation of blood biochemistry, calculation of nutrition requirements and anthropometrical measurements.
- To make independent clinical judgements and diagnoses (such as lipid modification, nutrient deficiencies) based on these assessments, in settings where access to other health professionals for professional support is not immediately available.
- To evaluate outcomes of dietetic interventions through the monitoring and review of nutritional care plans, and adjusting care plans to facilitate achievement of goals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Desirable
- Post-registration course for clinical supervisory skills, training of student dietitians (or equivalent) and/ or experience of supervising students
Professional Registration
Essential
- HCPC Registration as a Dietitian
Desirable
- Member of BDA or other professional specialist interest group in area of specialism
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and experiential learning
Specific skills
Essential
- Clinically competent to give specialist advice, treatment and dietary counselling to support behaviour change in adults and their carers with diverse healthcare needs
- Car driver and Current valid driving license
Desirable
- Presentation to wider audiences within profession and other organisations
IT
Essential
- Competent in use of IT including use of electronic patient records
- Microsoft Word and Power point, Internet and e-mail
Desirable
Personnal qualities
Essential
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- Knowledge of our Business
- Committed to hitting targets
Experience
Essential
- Successful completion of all clinical placements
Desirable
- experience of working in community setting
- experience of home enteral feeding
- Experience in supervising and training student dietitians.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Desirable
- Post-registration course for clinical supervisory skills, training of student dietitians (or equivalent) and/ or experience of supervising students
Professional Registration
Essential
- HCPC Registration as a Dietitian
Desirable
- Member of BDA or other professional specialist interest group in area of specialism
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and experiential learning
Specific skills
Essential
- Clinically competent to give specialist advice, treatment and dietary counselling to support behaviour change in adults and their carers with diverse healthcare needs
- Car driver and Current valid driving license
Desirable
- Presentation to wider audiences within profession and other organisations
IT
Essential
- Competent in use of IT including use of electronic patient records
- Microsoft Word and Power point, Internet and e-mail
Desirable
Personnal qualities
Essential
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- Knowledge of our Business
- Committed to hitting targets
Experience
Essential
- Successful completion of all clinical placements
Desirable
- experience of working in community setting
- experience of home enteral feeding
- Experience in supervising and training student dietitians.
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).
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).
