Community Dietitian

Community Dietitian - Band 5 Rotational Post

Negotiable hours

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 dietitian to join our Specialist Adult Dietetic Service covering South Staffordshire. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a friendly team in a dynamic NHS community setting and would be suitable for a newly qualified dietitian (or awaiting registration) or someone who already has some experience of working as a Band 5 dietitian.

Our team deliver a dietetic service for a wide variety of patients including nutrition support, home enteral feeding, gastroenterology, diabetes, mental health and those with complex weight management needs. The post holder will have the opportunity to work and rotate across the following teams:
Weight management and Diabetes

Nutrition Support and Home Enteral Feeding

Mental Health (in and outpatients)

Gastroenterology

The postholder’s role, dependant on where they are working, may include face to face or telephone clinics, home visits, group work with patients or training for staff.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please see Full JD&PS attached

To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.

To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs, using analysis of patients biochemistry, anthropometry, medical & dietary history and behaviour to plan specific dietary therapy interventions.

To formulate, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of treatment /care/support for individuals, families and carers. The care/support plans may include the following:
Promoting independence/self management and maintaining safety

Increased functional ability

Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health

Develop and independently run dietetic therapy groups.

Interventions in disease/condition management

Prevention and reduction of health inequalities

Admission avoidance

Early supported discharge

Case management/ treatment/ care plans

Palliative and end of life care

To use professional knowledge and judgement to take into account the range of care/support packages and treatment options available. To consider each service user’s personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.

To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of the service user and their carers offering reassurance and empathy. This may be in regard to the nature/prognosis of their condition and implications of this.

To work with individuals and carers who may find it difficult to engage with the service or aspects of the service resulting in uncooperative or challenging behaviour that has to be managed.

To maintain contemporaneous and accurate records as required by the Partnership Trust and in line with professional standards (HCPC). This includes self management and supervision of identified team members, giving guidance and direction where appropriate.