Community Dietitian

Job summary

This is a great opportunity for a Dietitian to join a friendly and well developed Community Dietetic Team to offer Dietetic treatment to people living in Nottinghamshire.

The post holder will work clinically across the service that covers Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood. Our team of experienced Dietitians, Assistant Practitioner, Diabetes Educators and Clerical Staff all work together to deliver a wide range of Dietetic Services to adults, children and young people in the community.

You will join a team committed to professional and service development ensuring that we deliver evidence-based patient-centred care to improve patient outcomes and experience.

We have a supportive team approach, ensuring the wellbeing of all our staff. We provide regular clinical and non-clinical supervision and within the Trust we have a robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist dietetic assessment and interventions to adults within a variety of Community settingsProvide consultation to other community healthcare colleaguesContribute to student trainingDelivery of Staff training and patient group education sessionsEmploy excellent communication skills including written work such as record keeping and effective team workingUse own initiative and work autonomouslyAdopt good organisational and time management skillsA full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for dietetic assessment, treatment planning and goal orientated interventions to adults referred to the service within a variety of Community settings such as clinics, group sessions, care homes and domiciliary visits. This may also be delivered via phone and video appointments and virtual groups.Participate in multi-professional working for the purpose of dietetic careYou will hold an individual caseloadYou will maintain record keeping in line with professional and trust guidanceYou will be responsible for your own clinical professional development and HCPC registrationYou will participate in mandatory training as required by the TrustYou will actively participate in a regular clinical and managerial supervision and the preceptorship programme to support your ongoing professional developmentYou will act as a resource on nutritional care to other colleagues in the community multidisciplinary teamYou will have the opportunity to contribute to audits and quality improvement projects within the teamYou will provide clinical teaching, supervision, and appraisal for pre-registration Dietetic students undertaking clinical placements.You will initiate and deliver appropriate in-service training programmes for professional colleagues, students and support staff

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent post grad qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council(HCPC) as a Dietitian
• HCPC registration as a Dietitian.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification or Clinical Educators course
• Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
• Training or experience in the area of Community Dietetics
• Presentation skills training.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an MDT and ability to discuss management plans and their implications with the MDT
• Experience in a community setting during B or C placement / post registration

Desirable

• Able to reflect on own work
• Experience of audit or clinical effectiveness.
• Experience of teaching groups
• Experience of teaching colleagues or other professionals

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date dietetic professional knowledge acquired through degree
• Complies with professional standards and code of conduct of BDA and HCPC.
• Interest in training dietetic students.

Desirable

• Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills

Skills

Essential

• Able to communicate with clients using dietary counselling, motivational and negotiation skills
• IT skills, to support clinical practice ( e.g. patient information systems, e-mail, web browsing, literature search, dietary analysis word processing, and presentation packages
• Able to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations, and seeks advice from senior colleagues when required
• Able to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds, without risk of misunderstanding
• Able to analyse information and to make judgements on dietetic issues
• Willing to continue to develop their practice as a Dietitian, to remain competent in clinical practice.
• Able to plan and prioritise own caseload using time management skills

Desirable

• Able to work with patients and others in emotionally charged environments

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
• Some flexibility to meet the needs of the post
• Mobile within the district.

Training

Essential

• Completed clinical placement