Band 6 Dietician

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Oxford is seeking an experienced Dietician to join their team. The role involves providing dietary care and nutritional advice to patients while working within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have a relevant degree and HCPC registration. This full-time position offers flexible working hours and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible shifts

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• HCPC registered.
• Experience in a clinical nutrition environment.
• Understanding of dietary adjustments based on patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide a dietetic service and nutritional advice.
• Assess and treat patients in primary care settings.
• Lead patient caseload groups for nutrition education.

Skills

Nutritional assessment

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

BSc (Hons) Nutrition / Dietetics degree

HCPC registration

Job description

Location: EastOxford Health Centre, OX4 1XD

Ward/Dept:Community Nutrition andDietetics

Hours:Full time Up to 37.5 hours per week

ShiftPattern: Mon - Fri Start from8am onwards, finish 5.30pm at the latest

Pay RatesDay: £22.99 per hour

Why might this job interest you?

Oxford Health NHS Trust are currentlylooking for an experienced Dietician to join their team in Oxford. If you arelooking to develop your NHS experience and provide dietary care with thesupport of working within a multidisciplinary team then please do apply!

Main duties of the job

Provide a dietetic service and give nutritionaladvice to adult and paediatric patients, with a range of conditions, in theprimary care setting. This includes the assessment and treatment of patientsand working as an integral member of the MDT to provide a flexible, prioritisedservice based on clinical need.

Be an integral member of the team sharing thecaseload for home enterally fed patients both in the clinic setting andconducting home visits for patients in their own homes/nursing homes.

Set up and lead specific patient caseload groupsto facilitate and educate in key aspects of clinical nutrition as required.

Design individual client-centred treatmentplans. This will involve nutritional assessment and calculation of nutritionalrequirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry,clinical condition and diet history.

Negotiate on-going dietary adjustments withpatients based upon the patients agenda, biochemistry, metabolic status,clinical condition and priorities.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous NHS experience is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered.
• BSc (Hons) Nutrition / Dietetics degree or post graduate diploma or equivalent.

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.