Nutrition Support Dietitian

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Main area: Nutrition Support
Grade Band: 5
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term contract runs from June 2025 - May 2026)
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri)

Job ref: 824-INNER-

Site: Lisson Grove Health Centre
Town: London
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/03/:59
Interview date: 15/04/2025

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities in 11 London Boroughs. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion.

Job overview

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Band 5 Dietitian (12 months fixed term) to join our community Nutrition and Dietetics team; ideal for someone who is enthusiastic and self-motivated, with an interest in developing their knowledge and skills in nutrition support.

This role is responsible for working with care homes for older adults and supporting the delivery of an innovative project involving training, education, audit, clinical reviews (managing a caseload of patients), report writing and presentations.

Main duties of the job

• You will manage a caseload of approximately 20 care homes (residential and nursing homes) to deliver population health improvement strategies.
• You will manage a small caseload of care home residents referred into the dietetic service.
• You will conduct audits in care homes to identify improvement needs.
• You will deliver training and education with a focus on the care homes improvement needs.
• You will actively promote a food-based approach to managing malnutrition and reduce reliance on prescribed oral nutritional supplements.
• You will utilise influencing skills to embed the British Dietetic Association's Care Home Digest within the care homes.
• You will be supporting student training.
• We will support you to actively participate in clinical supervision, continuous professional development, and the development of leadership skills.

Working for our organisation

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.
• Training, support and development in your career.

Person specification Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Health Care Professions Council Registration.
• Member of the British Dietetic Association.
• Member of a relevant Specialist Group.

Experience

• Experience of working with patients with one or more nutrition-related conditions e.g. diabetes, malnutrition, progressive neurological conditions.
• Experience in managing patients requiring nutrition support and providing food-based advice.
• Experience in delivering group education/teaching with patients and/or health care professionals.
• Understanding the importance of effective multidisciplinary working.
• Experience of using behaviour change techniques in clinical practice.
• Experience of working in a community dietetic team.

Skills

• Ability to apply core Dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions including the assessment and treatment of patients with nutrition-related disease.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds.
• Basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams, Excel.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Vittoria Romano
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