Adult Community Dietitian

Are you a Registered Dietitian looking to start or develop your career in community dietetics? Are you driven by a desire to offer personalised healthcare that improves the independence and quality of life of patients? Are you looking for a rewarding role that offers you the opportunity to shape community dietetic services?, You will work within a well-established adult team delivering home visits, virtual and face-to-face clinics across a varied adult caseload.

A focus of the role will be contributing to the delivery and development of the Nutrition Support Pathway. The role also includes: Group education sessions with patients, carers and families Opportunities to develop your enteral feeding knowledge and skills Development of health education resources Contributing to development and quality improvement initiatives, If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider.

All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.

If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible. Professional / Clinical responsibilities To deliver dietetic services provided by the Adult Clinical Community Team.

Delivery of services includes assessment, treatment and ongoing management of community patients including community clinics and domiciliary visits. To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, including biochemistry, anthropometrics, medical history, clinical condition, diet history and social circumstances. To use clinical reasoning skills to interpret data and implement appropriate patient centred nutritional goals and interventions, including timely onward referrals as appropriate.

To support the development and delivery of patient education sessions as outlined in service level care pathways. To utilise prioritisation skills and plan the day-to-day provision of dietetic services within your own caseload. To understand any other Band 5 Dietetic duties identified by the team or Team Lead. Management and Leadership To provide support, guidance and training to dietetic assistants, linking with senior colleagues to evaluate competencies To appropriately delegate work/tasks to dietetic assistants, with support from the wider adult dietetic team.

To be involved in the supervision of dietetic students in their clinical practice. To support in the recruitment of dietetic health care professionals. To contribute to the setting of targets and annual team objectives, and to the monitoring of these objectives. Information management Maintain accurate, timely, and professional clinical records in accordance with organisational and professional standards.

To plan your own diary and prioritise your caseload, with support from senior colleagues, as required in line with the service offer. Education & Professional Development To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further develop individual, team and service clinical practice. To contribute to team and wider service level development meetings and projects through sharing knowledge, skills and expertise in your clinical area.

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