Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced Dietitian looking to make a meaningful impact in the community? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Dietitian to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Nutrition Support Service at CLCH!
Working pattern: 18.75 hours per weekHours: FlexibleSalary range: £42,936 to £50,697 pro rata including HCA outer ?Band 6
About the Role:
As a Band 6 Dietitian, you will play a vital role in supporting patients in the community who are at risk of malnutrition. You'll work closely with patients, their families, and carers, using a food-based approach and appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements in line with our pathway and the North Central London (NCL) formulary. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in home
Main duties of the job
Who are we looking for?
- The ideal candidate will have skills and experience across a range of clinical dietetic specialties, gained in either an acute or community setting.
- You should be enthusiastic about specialising in oral nutritional support and home enteral tube feeding and ready to take the next step in your dietetic career.
- In this role as a Dietitian we require flexibility to cover additional areas as needed.
Your responsibilities as a Dietitian:
Community Support: Provide care for patients at risk of malnutrition by liaising with patients, relatives, and carers, using a food-based approach and prescribing oral nutritional supplements in line with the North Central London (NCL) formulary.
Home Enteral Tube Feeding: Gain experience in supporting patients on home enteral tube feeding, contributing to their nutritional care together with other health care professionals.
Collaborative Communication: Regularly interact with GP practices, hospital dietitians, pharmacists, and other community-based teams, including nursing, One Care Home, and Frailty MDTs, ensuring coordinated care.
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Diploma in Dietetics
- Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Evidence of other post registration education and training in nutrition support and enteral feeding
Desirable
- Membership of the British Dietetics Association
- Member of Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration and previous experience in a range of clinical areas including nutrition support, food fortification, recommending the prescribing of oral nutrition supplements and enteral feeding, obesity and diabetes in a variety of settings.
- Experience in managing patients requiring nutrition support with other nutrition related diseases such as diabetes, cancer, malnutrition
- Experience working in Community Dietetics, Nursing and Residential Homes
- Experience in training/teaching healthcare professionals ? Experience in the training of student Dietitians
- Experience in conducting audits and / or research.
- Experience in using behaviour change techniques.
- Experience in contributing to policy, procedures, guidelines, and clinical standards development
Desirable
- Experience in supervising the work of others
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with nutrition related disease
- Ability to apply core Dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions
- Excellent group education skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning.
- Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- Basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel
- Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities
- Ability to work with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds. ? Ability to manage time effectively, meet deadlines and deal with work pressures and demands.
Desirable
- Knowledge of national policies and guidelines in the area of Nutrition Support, Oncology, Elderly Care.
Key Attributes
Essential
- Personally and Professionally responsible
- Able to self-motivate
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptations ? Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the day
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / Diploma in Dietetics
- Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Evidence of other post registration education and training in nutrition support and enteral feeding
Desirable
- Membership of the British Dietetics Association
- Member of Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- Post-registration and previous experience in a range of clinical areas including nutrition support, food fortification, recommending the prescribing of oral nutrition supplements and enteral feeding, obesity and diabetes in a variety of settings.
- Experience in managing patients requiring nutrition support with other nutrition related diseases such as diabetes, cancer, malnutrition
- Experience working in Community Dietetics, Nursing and Residential Homes
- Experience in training/teaching healthcare professionals ? Experience in the training of student Dietitians
- Experience in conducting audits and / or research.
- Experience in using behaviour change techniques.
- Experience in contributing to policy, procedures, guidelines, and clinical standards development
Desirable
- Experience in supervising the work of others
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with nutrition related disease
- Ability to apply core Dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions
- Excellent group education skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning.
- Good communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- Basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel
- Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities
- Ability to work with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds. ? Ability to manage time effectively, meet deadlines and deal with work pressures and demands.
Desirable
- Knowledge of national policies and guidelines in the area of Nutrition Support, Oncology, Elderly Care.
Key Attributes
Essential
- Personally and Professionally responsible
- Able to self-motivate
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptations ? Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the day
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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).
