Job summary
Make a meaningful impact on community health across Swindon and Wiltshire.
In this role, youll deliver highquality, effective dietetic care to adults in a variety of community settings. Youll support patients in care homes, community clinics (through facetoface, telephone and video appointments), community hospital inpatient wards, and through domiciliary visitsincluding some patients receiving home enteral tube feeding.
You will also play a key role in group education, supporting sessions for patient groups such as those with respiratory conditions, and providing training for healthcare staff within HCRG and local care homes. As part of our established, forwardthinking community dietetic team, youll contribute to shaping responsive and dynamic nutrition services across the region.
Base
You will be based at eitherEldene Health Centre, Swindon, orChippenham Community Hospital, with the option to work from home as part of our flexible community service. Team office spaces in Eldene, Chippenham and Wilton are available for collaborative work, and some onsite time is encouraged to support your learning and development alongside colleagues.
Our team provides facetoface clinics and inpatient cover across community hospitals and health centres in locations including Chippenham, Wilton, Salisbury, Amesbury, Warminster, Melksham, Trowbridge, Devizes, and Savernake.
Main duties of the job
- Independently manage a specialist clinical caseload, including full assessment, nutritional diagnosis, treatment planning and ongoing monitoring.
- Use clinical informationincluding biochemistry, anthropometrics and medical historyto make informed, evidencebased decisions about nutrition care.
- Communicate complex and sensitive information clearly and compassionately, using motivational and counselling skills to support behaviour change.
- Ensure informed consent is obtained before any intervention and tailor dietary advice to each patients individual circumstances.
- Work with catering teams to support menu planning, nutrition and hydration initiatives, and safe food provision in care homes and inpatient settings.
- Liaise with internal and external partnerssuch as GPs, community teams, SLTs and support workersto ensure coordinated and holistic patient care.
- Refer patients to other services when nondietetic needs are identified or when specialist input is required.
- Provide specialist dietetic advice to healthcare professionals, recommend nutritional supplements, and advise on medication or nutrient interactions.
- Carry out accurate dietary analysis and ensure safe use of anthropometric equipment.
- Provide dietetic cover across identified sites as required.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Community Dietitian, you will be part of our valued team in our BSW Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £38,682 - £46,580 FTE (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with eligibility for HCPC registration.
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and commitment to maintaining professional standards.
- Experience in NHS inpatient and outpatient dietetics.
- Experience using MUST or similar nutrition screening tools.
- Experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of the responsibilities and scope of the role.
- Strong oral and written communication, including presentation skills.
- Effective problemsolving, organisation, and timemanagement abilities.
- Able to work autonomously using initiative, as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Confident with IT systems and electronic record keeping.
- Flexible, adaptable, reliable and able to manage interruptions or changing priorities.
- Attention to detail with a positive and motivated attitude.
- Car driver with a valid UK licenceand access to a vehicle for work purposes.
- Experience supervising or supporting students, junior staff or preceptees.
- Participation in clinical governance, audit, or service development activities.
- Broad clinical dietetic experience relevant to the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Community Dietitian, you will be part of our valued team in our BSW Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £38,682 - £46,580 FTE (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with eligibility for HCPC registration.
- Evidence of ongoing CPD and commitment to maintaining professional standards.
- Experience in NHS inpatient and outpatient dietetics.
- Experience using MUST or similar nutrition screening tools.
- Experience working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of the responsibilities and scope of the role.
- Strong oral and written communication, including presentation skills.
- Effective problemsolving, organisation, and timemanagement abilities.
- Able to work autonomously using initiative, as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Confident with IT systems and electronic record keeping.
- Flexible, adaptable, reliable and able to manage interruptions or changing priorities.
- Attention to detail with a positive and motivated attitude.
- Car driver with a valid UK licenceand access to a vehicle for work purposes.
- Experience supervising or supporting students, junior staff or preceptees.
- Participation in clinical governance, audit, or service development activities.
- Broad clinical dietetic experience relevant to the role.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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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.
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