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Specialist Community Nutrition Support Dietitian & Team Lead

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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

15d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • Consulting
    Healthcare

AI generated summary

  • You need a recognized degree in dietetics, HCPC registration, advanced communication training, leadership skills, and relevant experience in nutrition and dietetics.
  • You will lead a community nutrition team, develop services, optimize prescribing, assess housebound patients, and provide training and support on malnutrition management to healthcare professionals.

Requirements

  • **Qualifications**
  • Recognised degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
  • HCPC registration
  • Advanced communication course e.g. Advanced counselling skills, Motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Leadership/supervisory skills course
  • Evidence of further postgraduate study up to MSc level or equivalent
  • **Desirable criteria**
  • Basic financial training
  • Member of BDA
  • Active member of special interest clinic group
  • **Experience**
  • Experience of working within the speciality or other relevant experience
  • Experience of MDT working
  • Line management experience
  • Leadership experience
  • Experience of student supervision
  • **Desirable criteria**
  • Prescribing support/medicines optimisation experience
  • **Skills & Knowledge**
  • Time management and workload prioritisation skills
  • Effective written/oral communication skills
  • Training/education/facilitation skills
  • Negotiating/influencing/counselling skills
  • Management/supervision skills
  • Problem solving/innovation skills

Responsibilities

  • - Lead specialist for community nutrition support team
  • - To lead on community nutrition support service development
  • - To lead on relevant medicines optimisation activities/projects around appropriate prescribing of nutrition-related products in primary care
  • - To provide assessment, treatment and management of housebound patients requiring nutrition support who may have both complex and chronic social and medical presentations affecting their nutritional intake.
  • - To provide specialist advice, support training and practical resources for the management of malnutrition, including nutritional screening, food fortification and the appropriate use of prescribed nutritional supplements for care homes and primary care professionals e.g. GPs, District Nurses, Community Pharmacists and the Integrated Care Teams

FAQs

What is the work schedule for the Specialist Community Nutrition Support Dietitian & Team Lead position?

The role is a part-time position at 0.6 WTE (36 hours per week), providing flexibility in scheduling.

Is there room for professional development in this role?

Yes, the role encourages and supports professional development, including participation in audit and quality improvement projects.

Are there any essential qualifications required for this position?

Yes, essential qualifications include a recognized degree in nutrition and dietetics, HCPC registration, and completed courses in advanced communication and leadership/supervisory skills.

Is prior experience necessary to apply for the position?

Yes, relevant experience within the specialty, multi-disciplinary team work, and leadership experience are essential criteria for applicants.

What type of patients will the post holder primarily work with?

The post holder will focus on managing malnutrition in housebound patients who may present with complex and chronic social and medical issues affecting their nutritional intake.

Does this position involve working with other healthcare professionals?

Yes, the role requires collaboration with the Frimley ICB Medicines Optimisation Team, care homes, primary care professionals, and Integrated Care Teams.

Is there any support for applicant visas?

No, the position does not provide visa sponsorship; applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Are there opportunities to participate in community service development?

Yes, the post holder will lead on community nutrition support service development and relevant medicines optimisation activities.

What is the organization’s commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust promotes a strong Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) culture and welcomes diverse applicants to enhance team effectiveness.

Will the successful candidate be involved in training others?

Yes, the role includes providing specialist advice, support, training, and practical resources for managing malnutrition to various healthcare professionals.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Our vision is to be a leader in health and wellbeing, delivering exceptional services for our communities.

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2014
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Mission & Purpose

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As well as a performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. The Trust’s vision is to lead in delivering exceptional health and well being services to our communities. Turning our vision into reality, we are continuing to make significant invest in our infrastructure and facilities, striving for excellence and empowering our people to deliver excellence. Providing a supportive, dynamic MDT working environment, allowing our teams to deliver high quality patient care and achieving work life balance, whilst encouraging continuous professional development. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in Health & Wellbeing, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. Services are delivered from three main hospital sites: Frimley Park Hospital (Camberley) Heatherwood Hospital (Ascot) Wexham Park Hospital (Slough) Additionally, the Trust delivers outpatient and diagnostic services from Aldershot, Farnham, Fleet, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell bringing a range of services closer to these communities. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June 2022 and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients.