Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting new opportunity for 2 Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (fixed term for 12 months) to join our community Nutrition and Dietetics team. This post is ideal for someone who is enthusiastic and self-motivated, with an interest in developing their knowledge and skills in nutrition support.

This role is responsible for working with care homes for older adults and supporting the delivery of an innovative project involving training, education, audit, clinical reviews and report writing and presentations.

The service is a successful and proactive team of dietitians and dietetic assistant practitioners covering Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham boroughs. We deliver nutrition support, home enteral feeding and community gastroenterology to the wider community. We are a supportive and innovative team that continuously seeks to adapt and improve the service we provide and a strong focus on the health and well-being of our staff.

Our team purpose statement: 'We are committed to enabling our patients to achieve their nutrition and hydration goals through providing evidence-based dietetic care'

The team is predominantly hybrid working, meets face to face once a month and virtually weekly. The postholder will join a wider network of Dietitians and Dietetic Assistant Practitioners across the Trust. There is a strong emphasis on learning and development.

Main duties of the job

You will manage a caseload of approximately 20 care homes (residential and nursing homes) to deliver population health improvement strategies You will conduct audits in care homes to identify improvement needs You will deliver training and education with a focus on the care homes improvement needs
You will actively promote a food-based approach to managing malnutrition and reduce reliance on prescribed oral nutritional supplements
You will utilise influencing skills to embed the British Dietetic Association's Care Home Digest within the care homes
You will supporting student training.
We will support you to actively participate in clinical supervision, continuous professional development, and the development of leadership skills

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

10 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,944 to £34,937 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

824-INNER-7060728

Job locations

Lisson Grove Health Centre

Gateforth Street

London

NW8 8EG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of nutrition qualification, NVQ study to level 3 or equivalent qualification in Health and Social Care

Desirable

Degree in Nutrition related subject

Experience

Essential

To have experience of working as part of a team
Previous experience working with the public
Experience in dealing with members of the public who may have communication difficulties.
To work independently within defined parameters
Experience in coordinating and delivering group education

Desirable

To have experience of working in a health care setting
To have previous experience of working as a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
To have experience of working as a member of a Dietetic Team

Skills

Essential

Has a good knowledge of the role of the Dietitian
Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel and Power Point
Good communication skills in both verbal and written format

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of nutrition qualification, NVQ study to level 3 or equivalent qualification in Health and Social Care

Desirable

Degree in Nutrition related subject

Experience

Essential

To have experience of working as part of a team
Previous experience working with the public
Experience in dealing with members of the public who may have communication difficulties.
To work independently within defined parameters
Experience in coordinating and delivering group education

Desirable

To have experience of working in a health care setting
To have previous experience of working as a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
To have experience of working as a member of a Dietetic Team

Skills

Essential

Has a good knowledge of the role of the Dietitian
Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel and Power Point
Good communication skills in both verbal and written format

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.