Nutrition Support Dietitian
- NHS
- Full Time
- St John's Wood
- 38488.00 - 46852.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Are you a Dietitian looking to develop your career in community nutrition support while making a real difference to people's lives? We have an exciting opportunity for two Band 5 Dietitians to join our welcoming Community Dietetics Team--one full-time permanent post and one part-time fixed-term post.
Working within our Nutrition Support service, you'll help people at risk of malnutrition achieve their nutrition and hydration goals through evidence-based, person-centred care. Using a food-first approach alongside the appropriate use of oral nutritional supplements, you'll work closely with service users, families, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues to improve health and wellbeing.
Our hybrid team provides services across Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea, with travel across these boroughs as required. We meet virtually each week and in person monthly, creating a collaborative and supportive working environment.
The service includes three specialist workstreams: Nutrition Support, Gastroenterology and Home Enteral Feeding, offering excellent opportunities to broaden your skills and experience.
Our team is committed to delivering high-quality dietetic care while supporting learning, wellbeing and professional development. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. Flexible working options and reasonable adjustments will be considered wherever possible.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Dietitian, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based nutrition support to adults at risk of malnutrition, helping them achieve their nutrition and hydration goals.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Undertaking dietetic assessments and developing personalised treatment plans through face-to-face, telephone, video consultations and home visits where appropriate.
- Managing a supervised caseload, delivering safe, effective and person-centred care in line with professional standards.
- Working closely with service users, families, carers and care providers to support positive nutritional outcomes.
- Planning and prioritising your clinical and administrative workload, maintaining accurate records and activity data.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across primary, community and secondary care to ensure coordinated care.
- Building effective relationships with GPs, district nursing teams, care providers and other partner organisations to support timely referrals.
- Delivering education and advice to colleagues and partner organisations where appropriate.
- Contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement and your own continuing professional development.
You'll be supported by an experienced, friendly team that values collaboration, continuous learning and delivering outstanding care to the communities we serve.
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
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
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 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
Desirable
- Experience of using behaviour change techniques in clinical practice
- 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
- 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
Key Attributes
Essential
- Able to self-motivate (use initiative to seek CPD opportunities)
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
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 Health Centre
London
NW8 8EG
United Kingdom
