Job summary Are you looking to develop your skills and knowledge to build a career? Frimley Health Foundation Trust has an exciting vacancy for a Band 6 Senior Community Dietitian on a part time basis of 22.5 hours per week. Flexible work options can be considered. The responsibilities within this role include delivering a dietetic service to housebound patients and Care Home residents at risk of malnutrition in the Frimley South area. The post holder will work closely with the wider relevant multi-disciplinary teams and provide support to Medicine Optimisation team. You will lead on various projects such as Appropriate prescribing of Sip Feeds and Quality Improvement projects in care homes. Our department is a well-established team of dietitians working across various specialities. Our department values every individual within the team, and is passionate about supporting wellbeing, personal development and regular supervision, in order to create a supportive team environment. We are keen to support continued professional development through access to internal and external opportunities for learning. Main duties of the job To provide individualised nutrition assessments and review for patients requiring oral nutrition support in care homes and those who are housebound across Frimley South Place To be a source of expertise for FHFT and Frimley ICB on issues relating to oral nutrition support in the community To support team lead and Frimley ICB medicines optimisation team in ensuring appropriate use of oral nutritional supplements in the community to treat malnutrition To educate, train and disseminate information to health and social care professionals including clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals, dietetic colleagues, care home staff and students about the dietetic management of malnutrition in the community To undertake regular audit and service development projects About us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Date posted 20 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £23,523 to £28,250 a year per annum INCL HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 151-RO178-A-A Job locations Frimley Park Hospital Portsmouth Road Frimley GU16 7UJ Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to attached job description and person specification for further details about the role. Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to attached job description and person specification for further details about the role. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent HCPC registration Evidence of CPD Desirable Nutrition based course post registration Student supervision training Member of BDA Experience Essential Post registration clinical dietetic experience including community oral nutrition support Audit experience Training and education of healthcare professionals and patients Multidisciplinary team working Desirable Leadership Research Skills Essential Organisational and prioritisation skills Problem solving Good communication skills Computer skills Desirable Presentation skills Group skills Person Specification Qualifications Essential Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent HCPC registration Evidence of CPD Desirable Nutrition based course post registration Student supervision training Member of BDA Experience Essential Post registration clinical dietetic experience including community oral nutrition support Audit experience Training and education of healthcare professionals and patients Multidisciplinary team working Desirable Leadership Research Skills Essential Organisational and prioritisation skills Problem solving Good communication skills Computer skills Desirable Presentation skills Group skills 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Address Frimley Park Hospital Portsmouth Road Frimley GU16 7UJ Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)