Primary Care Dietitian

Managing your own clinical caseload, you will see patients at outpatient clinics, in care homes and in patient's own homes, in groups and also offer virtual consultations (telephone and video) where appropriate.
You will be joining our experienced and supportive team of 15 primary care dietitians. You will be able to participate in the peer support sessions and 1:1 supervision to facilitate clinical excellence and personal development. We actively participate in clinical audit, student training and clinical service developments.
Whilst this position is full time, we would consider applicants who wish to job share or work reduced hours in this role.
The successful candidate will have experience of providing dietetic care for patients with a range of clinical conditions and will be able to demonstrate an enthusiasm for working in a diverse Primary Care setting. Communicating evidence-based personalised dietetic advice in an engaging style will be a key component of this position.
We look forward to receiving your application to join our award-winning, friendly, forward-thinking and quality accredited team.
Closing date: 20/09/2024, Provision of specialist Dietetic assessments and treatment to patients at health centres and a domiciliary service to patients in their own home and Care Homes within Brent.
· Management of specialist caseload of clients who are malnourished or enterally fed and to maintain associated patient records.
· Making recommendations to GPs on appropriate prescribing for their patients' dietary requirements.
· Liaising with Dietitians and other health care professionals to ensure clients discharged from secondary care are followed up appropriately and receive ongoing input as required following discharge
· Participating in clinical governance including Quality Improvement activities within Nutrition & Dietetics Brent.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

Are you an experienced dietitian looking to demonstrate your skills in an established primary care role? We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic dietitian to join our innovative and highly skilled community team. This is an opportunity to develop your career in primary care across a range of clinical specialties.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
+ A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
+ Car lease scheme

• T&C's apply

+ Flexible working options
+ Annual travel card loan
+ Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits