Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Heart of Hounslow Health Centre
Town: Hounslow
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS (Outer)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/04/2025 23:59
Band 7
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
Are you a dedicated and experienced Dietitian seeking a rewarding role in the community? We are excited to announce an excellent opportunity for a Band 7 Adult Dietitian to join our friendly and dynamic community team as a clinical lead and make a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the patients and families in our local borough.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and confident individual with extensive dietetic experience to join us on a 1-year fixed term basis (maternity cover) as a Band 7 Clinical Lead Dietitian in the borough of Hounslow. You will provide high quality dietetic care to community paediatric patients whilst also leading the adult Dietetics service and supporting the wider dietetic team.
The Adult Community Dietetic team is responsible for providing dietetic advice in a diverse range of nutritional areas to patients and their carers in a range of settings including clinics, nursing homes and in the patients’ own homes as required.
The successful candidate will be fully supported by a friendly and social, adult and paediatric, community dietetic team which has a strong commitment to professional development and training.
You will need to be able to deliver care both in person and virtually and be able to travel efficiently across the borough.
Main duties of the job
* To carry a clinical caseload and be responsible for the provision of an effective service, providing nutritional counselling to patients/clients and carers in all clinical areas referred.
* To ensure implementation of dietetic pathways across the team and monitor PTL list on a regular basis.
* Lead on delivery of group sessions and the use of digital platforms for conducting virtual dietetic consultations.
* To lead on training for a variety of staff, and carers in a variety of settings and using a variety of teaching styles.
* To gain acceptance with clients, parents and carers, using motivational and negotiation skills to select the appropriate treatment programme and treatment evaluation plan in accordance with local guidelines and evidence-based practice.
* To be able to work to a high level independently whilst ensuring compliance with HPC and BDA codes of professional conduct.
* To assist in the routine updating of diets sheets and other nutritional information produced by the Dietetic department, and to ensure that materials comply with guidelines laid down by Hounslow CCG.
* To work as a member of the dietetic department, providing a comprehensive dietetic service to the work areas agreed and allocated. To provide expert advice to patients, carers and clinicians regarding provision of nutritional support for patients based on clinical evidence.
* To be responsible for monitoring and review of patients to ensure safe practice through development of a caseload management plan considering risk management and the documentation and reporting of critical incidents as outlined in Trust policy.
* To communicate and liaise with all appropriate healthcare professionals in the multidisciplinary teams regarding nutrition related prescriptions for management of malnutrition or in the dietary treatment of conditions. To also provide information, education to clinicians, patients and carers. The ability to develop and use communication and teaching skills to educate our diverse and multicultural population is essential.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of a range of CPD activities including in paediatrics
* Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
* Membership of British Dietetic Association
Experience
* Minimum 4+ years’ experience in Dietetics
* UK NHS experience (minimum 2+ years)
* Paediatric dietetics relating to home enteral feeding, faltering growth, allergy and child development
Skills and Abilities
* Able to work independently and take responsibility
* Able to lead and be an active member of a team
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
* Able to communicate effectively with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
* Able to manage a busy caseload and prioritise workload effectively
* Effective conflict resolution and people’s management skills
* IT Skills –confident in use of Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Outlook
* Experience of using electronic patient record keeping systems such as System One
Knowledge
* Knowledge of infection prevention and control procedures
* Knowledge of clinical governance
Other
* Fully licensed car driver or independently able to travel across Hounslow borough and to other clinical / working sites as required e.g. via public transport
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system.
Contact Information
Name: Andreia Ture
Job title: Adult Clinical Lead Dietitian
Email address: andreia.ture@nhs.net
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Andreia Ture, Adult Lead Dietitian, mailing hrch.dietetics@nhs.net or phone 0208 973 3570.
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