Job summary
Exciting Opportunity: Community Dietitian - Central London Community Healthcare
Central London Community Healthcare is looking for an experienced and motivated Dietitian to join our dedicated team. This role offers the chance to make a real difference by supporting patients to manage their health and wellbeing at home.
You'll use and build upon your strong clinical knowledge in nutrition support and chronic disease management, contributing to high-quality, person-centred care within the community.
This is a full-time, 9-month fixed-term position (maternity cover), with flexibility available -- we welcome applications from those seeking part-time hours or alternative working patterns.
Main duties of the job
Managing your own clinical caseload, you will see housebound patients in their own home. You will cover the Kilburn and Willesden areas of Brent.
You must be able to demonstrate enthusiasm for working in a community setting. Communicating evidence-based personalised dietetic advice to the diverse population of Brent in an engaging style is a key component of this position.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, 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(only available for Band 5 and up)
- 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
You will be joining an award-winning team of highly experienced community dietitians who hold regular peer support meetings and provide 1:1 Practice supervision to facilitate clinical excellence and personal development.
You will participate in our annual audit programme, student training and encouraged to support innovative service changes alongside your colleagues.
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be joining an award-winning team of highly experienced community dietitians who hold regular peer support meetings and provide 1:1 Practice supervision to facilitate clinical excellence and personal development.
You will participate in our annual audit programme, student training and encouraged to support innovative service changes alongside your colleagues.
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or postgraduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- Health and Care Professions Council registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in a dietetic related field (eg Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Warwick Certificate in Diabetes Care)
- Membership of British Dietetic Association
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience in a range of clinical area (including nutrition support) and clinical settings (including community-based work)
- Ability to work autonomously and manage complex caseload
- Excellent knowledge of clinical nutritional risk within their specialism
- Experience of supervising and/or line managing dietitians or other clinical staff
- Experience of training and supervising student dietitians
- Advanced knowledge of and expertise in the dietetic treatment of chronic conditions including diabetes, obesity, enteral feeding and cardiovascular disease & Nutrition Support
- Experience of using behavioural change and counselling techniques to promote lifestyle changes with individuals and groups
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research on nutrition support
- Experience of leading on policy, procedures, guidelines and clinical standards development
- Experience in planning, delivering and evaluating training programmes to patients and other health professionals
- Knowledge of national guidance and targets (eg NICE, National Service Frameworks).
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of training healthcare professionals and patients
Desirable
- Experience of using EMIS or a similar clinical information system
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of managing patients on home enteral tube feeding
- Experience in utilising behaviour change techniques
- Experience of using e-registration or similar electronic systems
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with nutrition related disease
- Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities, including the ability to work with clients from a diverse range of background
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with nutrition related disease ? Clinical supervisory skills
- Ability to apply core dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions
- Excellent group education skills
- Able to work autonomously and manage a complex caseload
- Flexible and able to prioritise and respond to last-minute requests
- Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to collate, analyse, interpret and report qualitative and quantitative data
- Excellent IT skills - including Microsoft Office and clinical information systems (eg EMIS, SystmOne, RiO)
- Ability to deliver presentations/education sessions to health professionals & the public
Desirable
- Ability to communicate in a second language
Key Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of reflective practice
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or postgraduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- Health and Care Professions Council registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in a dietetic related field (eg Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Warwick Certificate in Diabetes Care)
- Membership of British Dietetic Association
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience in a range of clinical area (including nutrition support) and clinical settings (including community-based work)
- Ability to work autonomously and manage complex caseload
- Excellent knowledge of clinical nutritional risk within their specialism
- Experience of supervising and/or line managing dietitians or other clinical staff
- Experience of training and supervising student dietitians
- Advanced knowledge of and expertise in the dietetic treatment of chronic conditions including diabetes, obesity, enteral feeding and cardiovascular disease & Nutrition Support
- Experience of using behavioural change and counselling techniques to promote lifestyle changes with individuals and groups
- Experience of conducting audits and/or research on nutrition support
- Experience of leading on policy, procedures, guidelines and clinical standards development
- Experience in planning, delivering and evaluating training programmes to patients and other health professionals
- Knowledge of national guidance and targets (eg NICE, National Service Frameworks).
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of training healthcare professionals and patients
Desirable
- Experience of using EMIS or a similar clinical information system
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of managing patients on home enteral tube feeding
- Experience in utilising behaviour change techniques
- Experience of using e-registration or similar electronic systems
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with nutrition related disease
- Knowledge of and commitment to equal opportunities, including the ability to work with clients from a diverse range of background
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with nutrition related disease ? Clinical supervisory skills
- Ability to apply core dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions
- Excellent group education skills
- Able to work autonomously and manage a complex caseload
- Flexible and able to prioritise and respond to last-minute requests
- Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to collate, analyse, interpret and report qualitative and quantitative data
- Excellent IT skills - including Microsoft Office and clinical information systems (eg EMIS, SystmOne, RiO)
- Ability to deliver presentations/education sessions to health professionals & the public
Desirable
- Ability to communicate in a second language
Key Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of reflective practice
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).
