Specialist Community Dietitian

Job summary

Specialist Community Dietitian

Band 6 - £37,338 - £44,962

37.5 hours per week (flexible working & part time considered, min 22.5hrs)

Permanent

South Kirklees

Main duties of the job

We have an excellent opportunity for a Band 6 Dietitian to join our Community Dietetics Team covering Greater Huddersfield.

We are looking for someone who can work as a specialist, autonomous dietitian with experience in managing malnutrition in the community. You should have strong organisational, communication and leadership skills and embrace the challenge of service development.

You will be responsible for providing comprehensive nutritional care for patients referred to our service, offering assessments, in clinics, homes and virtual appointments, working alongside peers, senior colleagues, a dedicated Band 4 assistant and with other AHP's including speech and language therapists.

The role supports patients at risk of malnutrition, adopting a food first based approach with the appropriate use of oral nutritional supplements.

You will be responsible for:

• Your own caseload of patients who require oral nutrition support in the community offering holistic person-centred care Joint working with Speech and Language therapist and other AHP's, Social care and Nursing colleagues.
• Offering a hybrid approach including telephone/video clinics and home visits as needed.
• Supporting student placements (A, B and C placements)
• Planning and delivering training (internal and external)

The post requires a minimum of 2 years post graduate experience and youmustbe able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.

About us

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Refer a Friend Scheme -If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.