Care Homes/Community Specialist Dietitian

6 days ago


Bedford, Bedford, United Kingdom Work Learn Live Blmk Full time
Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to specialize in nutrition support within the community, focusing on oncology and home enteral feeding. The role offers flexibility, with the option to be based at Bedford Hospital, work remotely, or a combination of both.

Main Responsibilities
  • Provide specialist dietetic input for patients in North and Mid Bedfordshire, covering home visits, care homes, community clinics, and supporting the Food First Prescribing project.
  • Offer support to less experienced Dietitians and non-qualified staff within the community team, requiring excellent time management skills.
Key Accountabilities
  1. Manage a complex caseload of community patients, providing input in outpatient clinic settings, domiciliary visits, care homes, home enteral feeding, and oncology.
  2. Improve awareness of malnutrition by advising and providing training on a food-first approach and local pathways to reduce malnutrition in the community, including training for GPs.
  3. Review patients identified in GP practice audits who are being prescribed oral nutritional supplements, as part of the successful Food First project, which aims to reduce spend while improving nutrition.
Requirements
  • Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a registered Dietitian.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience
  • Experience in nutrition support.
  • Evidence of general dietetic experience in a range of areas.
  • NHS experience.
Knowledge and Skills
  • Sound knowledge of current issues relating to a wide and diverse range of general dietetics.
  • Sound knowledge of current issues in nutrition support and enteral feeding.
  • Familiarity with a range of oral nutritional supplements, tube feeds, tube feeding equipment, and home delivery companies.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively and efficiently, and to work under own initiative.
Additional Requirements
  • Car owner/driver.
  • Ability to travel around Bedfordshire to visit care homes and patients' homes.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.



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