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Specialist Community Nutrition Support Dietitian & Team Lead

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • People, HR & Administration
    Healthcare

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  • You must have a recognized degree in nutrition/dietetics, HCPC registration, advanced communication, leadership courses, relevant experience, and strong management and problem-solving skills.
  • You will lead the community nutrition support team, develop services, manage housebound patients, optimize nutrition product prescribing, and provide training and resources for malnutrition management.

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 employment type for this position?

This position is a 0.6 WTE Band 7 role.

What is the primary focus of this Specialist Community Nutrition Support Dietitian role?

The primary focus is on managing malnutrition in the community setting and overseeing the community nutrition support team.

Is there an opportunity for professional development within this role?

Yes, the role offers opportunities to develop skills and knowledge within the specialism and is supported for working on audit and quality improvement projects.

What qualifications are essential for applying to this position?

Essential qualifications include a recognized degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent, HCPC registration, and completion of relevant advanced communication and leadership courses.

Is prior managerial experience required for this role?

Yes, prior line management and leadership experience are essential criteria for this position.

Will the successful applicant need to work with other healthcare professionals?

Yes, the role involves MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team) working and providing specialist advice to GPs, District Nurses, Community Pharmacists, and care homes.

Does Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provide visa sponsorship for this position?

No, the Trust is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position; applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

What areas does Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust serve?

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides services to approximately 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and south Buckinghamshire.

Are there opportunities for further postgraduate study in this role?

Yes, candidates are expected to have evidence of further postgraduate study up to MSc level or equivalent, and professional development is encouraged.

Is membership in a professional body desirable for this position?

Yes, being a member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) is a desirable criterion for applicants.

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

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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.