Community Dietitian

We have an exciting opportunity to work as a key member of our friendly team of Dietitians in the **West Dorset Integrated Acute & Community Dietitians **Service **based at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester (DCH).

We provide community services to north and west Dorset and are recruiting a Band 6 Community Dietitian as a permanent member of our supportive team. Full-time, part-time and flexible working are considered. You will be a vital resource to the area, providing scheduled clinics, patient/staff education sessions and community hospital inpatient services as well as responding creatively to ad-hoc requests, recommending service improvements, representing the Department and promoting the Profession; all with patients as the priority.

You will be a key member of the department that provides a wide range of dietetic services across both the acute and community settings. We are pushing the boundaries of virtual service delivery, using technology to creatively deliver our services. Although you will often be lone-working (as is usual for a Community role), you are part of a Dietetic Department of 30 dietetic, nurse and admin staff based at DCH and you will have easy access to them for peer and senior support. You will also build professional relationships with your community colleagues in GP surgeries, and community hospitals.

You will have regular support from your line manager, who will help you develop your skills. We encourage and prioritise a full programme of CPD.