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Adult Community Dietitian - Bexley

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£40,701 to £48,054

Dietician/Nutritionist

Job summary

Adult Community Dietitian - Band 6

£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

Full-time - 37.5 hours per week

We are currently looking for a Community Dietitian to join our friendly and dynamic team. We are patient focused and thrive on providing quality care.

The post holder will work predominately to manage patients in need of nutrition support in their own homes and care homes, taking a ''food first approach''. The workload also includes managing a caseload of Home Enteral Feeding patients. The role includes support, assessment, and on-going reviews. The service provides training programs to up-skill care homes, district nurses and other relevant front-line staff on a range of nutritional areas.

Car driver would be essential for this role, though the role will be a mix of on-site, remote and patient visit types of working.

For more information please see attached Job Description and Personal Statement.

We would welcome an informal conversation with you to discuss your areas of interest and to answer any questions you may have.

Proposed Interview date week commencing 20th May

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work predominantly to manage patients in need of nutrition support in their own homes and care homes, taking a 'food-first' approach. The workload also includes managing a small caseload of Home enteral feeding patients and supports the band 7 Dietitian.

The service provides training programmes to up-skill care homes, district nurses and other relevant front line staff on a range of nutritional areas. You would be supported by a central admin team and a robust IT department that has allowed for a successful and efficient blended working approach.

The Bexley Dietetic team is made up of Community Specialist Dietitians, a part-time Nutrition Nurse Specialist and a part-time Dietetic Assistant Practitioner. Within Bromley Healthcare there is good network of Community Dietitians from Bexley, Bromley (both adults and children's teams) and Lewisham which helps support shared learning and CPD.

About us

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a full-time permanent vacancy for a Specialist Adult Community Dietitian to support the team in the London borough of Bexley in providing a co-ordinated Nutrition and Dietetic domiciliary service.

Please see the attached JD for full details of the job role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Dregree/post grad in nutrition/dietetics
  • HCPC registered Dietitian

Desirable

  • Post graduate training relevant to role

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in wide range of dietetics
  • Experience of clinical audit
  • Experience of facilitating patient change to aid nutrition care plan

Desirable

  • experience of home enteral feeding
  • experience of community dietetics
  • experience training student or working with dietetic assistants

Information Technology

Essential

  • Use of a variety of IT systems - including electronic patient records

Desirable

  • Experience in EMIS
  • Use of remote log in

Skills

Essential

  • Clinical judgement skills - managing complex patients
  • Developed written and verbal communications skills
  • Car driver and Current valid driving license

Desirable

  • Presentation skills

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Bromley Healthcare CIC

Address

St Pauls Cray clinic

Mickleham Road

Orpington

BR5 2RJ


Job Ad Reference B9848-24-0233
Date Listed 26 April 2024
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