Clinical Nutritionist

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious registered Nutritionist to develop their clinical skills and work in a large multi-disciplinary obesity team.

Here at GSTT, we have a close-knit team of dietitians, dietetic assistants, nutritionists, physiotherapy, doctors, psychology, psychotherapy and technical instructors. This is an exciting role for registered clinical nutritionists, to support our 1:1 services and delivery of group education.

You will play a key role in assessing new patients coming into the obesity service, requiring strong people skills and advanced nutrition clinical skills. This role will sit alongside three other band 5 nutrition roles, where you will be involved in delegating of tasks to the wider dietetic assistant team, as well as line managing more junior members of the assistant team.

You will deliver one-to-one clinical services, as well as group interventions virtually and face to face across South East London. You will also contribute to service development and operational meetings.

Main duties of the job

You can choose to work remotely from home, from our office site in Elephant and castle, or a combination of both. You will be delivering the online interventions, as well as delivering face-to-face groups at community sites across South East London. You will work 09:00-17:00 two per week, and 11:30-19:30 one day per week.

You must have a depth of experience of delivering behaviour change interventions to groups of patients with significantly complex health challenges, and be confident to do this using virtual platforms. You should have experience of delivering interventions to people from the Black African and Black Caribbean communities. You must have a developed understanding of weight bias and stigma in both healthcare and everyday life.

About us

You will be joining a large department with over 150 dietitians and assistants, psychologists, nutrition nurses, administrators, and project and operational managers. There is a wealth of opportunity for support, learning and development.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our team, and very much welcome applications from all people, including those from Asian, Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, and those living with disability.

Date posted

27 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year p.a. inc. HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

196-LIS9073

Job locations

St. Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the following attached documents for detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of this post:

Job description; person specification; functional requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the following attached documents for detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of this post:

Job description; person specification; functional requirements.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience as a weight management clinical assistant
Weight management delivery experience in a group setting using relevant clinical skills
Experience of working with a culturally diverse population

Desirable

Line management or supervision of more junior staff

Skills

Essential

Deliver online groups using virtual platforms
Developed leadership skills to support less senior members of staff
Knowledge of health care delivery and weight management services
Prioritise own workload in order to meet deadlines
Ability to treat patients within prescribed protocols without direct supervision

Desirable

Knowledge of co-morbidities associated with people with overweight and obesity

Knowledge

Essential

Degree in Nutrition

Desirable

Registration with relevant professional body

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience as a weight management clinical assistant
Weight management delivery experience in a group setting using relevant clinical skills
Experience of working with a culturally diverse population

Desirable

Line management or supervision of more junior staff

Skills

Essential

Deliver online groups using virtual platforms
Developed leadership skills to support less senior members of staff
Knowledge of health care delivery and weight management services
Prioritise own workload in order to meet deadlines
Ability to treat patients within prescribed protocols without direct supervision

Desirable

Knowledge of co-morbidities associated with people with overweight and obesity

Knowledge

Essential

Degree in Nutrition

Desirable

Registration with relevant professional body

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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