Nutrition Support and Gastroenterology Dietitian
- NHS
- Full Time
- St John's Wood
- 47951.00 - 56863.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Dietitian to join our community team, covering Nutrition Support and Gastroenterology. This is a varied and rewarding role for an enthusiastic, self-motivated dietitian interested in developing their skills and knowledge in these specialist areas.
The gastroenterology role focuses on supporting people with IBS and Coeliac Disease, while the nutrition support role helps people at risk of malnutrition, combining a food-first approach with the appropriate use of oral nutritional supplements. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), service users, families, carers and care agencies.
Our team works predominantly in a hybrid model, with travel across Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. The team meets face-to-face once a month and virtually each week to support communication, collaboration, team building and staff wellbeing.
We deliver three core workstreams: Nutrition Support, Gastroenterology and Home Enteral Feeding. We are a supportive, innovative team committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based dietetic care, continuously improving services and prioritising staff health and wellbeing.
Our team's purpose statement is:
"We are committed to enabling our patients to achieve their nutrition and hydration goals through providing evidence-based dietetic care."
Main duties of the job
- Provide dietetic assessments and treatment plans for service users via:
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- Face-to-face consultations at health/GP centres
- Telephone and video consultations
- Domiciliary visits
- Manage a caseload of people with Coeliac Disease, IBS, and those at risk of malnutrition, in line with service standards and under supervision from the Lead Gastroenterology Dietitian
- Organise and manage your own clinical workload, including administrative tasks, onward referrals, and liaison with MDTs and other services
- Demonstrate flexibility and teamwork, adapting to service needs and direction from your line manager
- Accurately record clinical activity in the reporting database and generate regular reports
- Build and maintain strong networks with GPs, district nurses, care agencies, primary care teams, and other services to facilitate appropriate referrals
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals across primary and secondary care to ensure coordinated, timely, and person-centred care
- Deliver education and training sessions for internal and external stakeholders, as required by the service.
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to thrive. If you require any adjustments during recruitment or in the workplace, we encourage you to share your needs with us so we can provide appropriate support.
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Health Care Professions Council Registration
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Member of a relevant Specialist Group
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a range of clinical areas including nutrition support, food fortification, the appropriate prescribing of oral nutrition supplements, irritable bowel syndrome and coeliac disease
- Experience of managing patients requiring nutrition support with other nutrition related diseases such as diabetes, malnutrition, progressive neurological conditions
- Experience in delivering group education/teaching with patients and/or health care professionals
- Experience in the training of student dietitians
- Experience in conducting audits, QI and/or research
- Experience in using behaviour change techniques
- Experience in contributing to policy, procedures, guidelines and clinical standards development
- Understanding the importance of effective multidisciplinary working
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community dietetic team
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to apply core Dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions including the assessment and treatment of patients with nutrition related disease
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of clients with nutrition related disease
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise, and demonstrate clinical reasoning
- Ability to communicate complex medical and Dietetic information in sensitive and easily understandable language
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g., via advocacy/interpreters
- Able to collect, analyse and report/present on clinical data for example audit, Quality Improvement and/or research
- Knowledge of, and commitment to equal opportunities
- Ability to work as a team member and promote collaborative multi- disciplinary and multi-agency working
- Good organisational skills including the ability to manage time effectively, meet deadlines and deal with work pressures and demands
- Ability to work autonomously and be professionally responsible
- Ability to research and interpret literature and apply to own practice to ensure clinical practice is up to date
- Basic IT skills - Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams, Excel
- Have knowledge of national policies and guidelines in Nutrition Support, coeliac disease and IBS
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Lisson Grove Heath Centre
Gateforth Street
London
NW8 8EG
United Kingdom
