Virtual Community Dietitian

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birtley Green, Surrey

Virtual Community Dietitian

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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birtley Green, Surrey

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 5 days ago, 16 Oct | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 9d5e992956864158a4c13b1f04472d62

Full Job Description

Looking for a new job but do not want to relocate? Is health and wellbeing high on your agenda? Would you like to try flexible working from home in a 'virtual-only' role?, Our team is supported by dietetic assistants and dietetic assistant practitioners and we would welcome your additional support in training our unregistered staff including dietetic apprenticeships and dietetic students.

Wellbeing is high on our service agenda. Our team Health and Wellbeing champions provide regular updates- from money saving tips to meditation sessions, the team actively feedback on wellbeing and what would improve their work-life balance.

CQC have rated our trust as 'Outstanding'. Their report stated "We found a healthy and authentic culture of valuing staff, openness, fairness and putting the patient at the heart of every policy, strategy and service delivered. Staff consistently told us they felt valued by their leaders and the organisation. Staff shared a great sense of pride in working for the trust"., The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

If your answers are yes...KCHFT Community Dietetics (Adults) team are looking for an experienced Dietitian to work in our friendly team. We are the largest Community Dietetics team in the South East with a total of 35 clinicians including a team of supportive managers.

We already employ a team of fully virtual dietitians and the successful candidate will be supported and integrated into our team. Your virtual clinical work will be varied including providing advice for conditions such as IBS and low FODMaPs, coeliac disease, malnutrition, diabetes, weight management - and including virtual groups as well as 1 to 1 consultations. You will be mainly working via telephone calls - or video calls where clients prefer this more visual method of consultation.Our team are involved in exciting service developments and QI projects where your opinion and input would be welcomed and valued.

You will have the opportunity to remotely access a wide range of specialist colleagues for supervision and support. You may wish to develop your knowledge and clinical skills in an area of your choice including Gastroenterology, Diabetes, Weight Management and Nutrition Support led by our Gastroenterology dietitian, Obesity and Diabetes dietitian, Nutrition support /Prescribing Lead dietitian and Neuro dietitian., Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent