Community Dietitian

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Dietitian to join a friendly Community Dietetic Team delivering dietetic care to people in Nottinghamshire, including Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood. You will work across services with experienced Dietitians, Assistants, Diabetes Educators and Clerical staff to provide evidence-based, patient-centred care in community settings.

The role emphasises professional development, supervision and preceptorship for new staff, with

Qualifications

• Specialist dietetic assessment and interventions for adults in community settings
• Consultation to other community healthcare colleagues
• Delivery of staff training and patient education sessions
• Excellent written and verbal communication and teamwork
• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use; reasonable adjustments available

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic assessment and interventions to adults in community settings
• Provide consultation to other community healthcare colleagues
• Contribute to student training
• Deliver staff training and patient group education sessions
• Demonstrate excellent communication, record keeping and teamwork
• Work autonomously with good organisation and time management

Skills

Clinical dietetics

Communication

Autonomy

Time management

Driving licence

Job description

This is a great opportunity for a Dietitian to join a friendly and well developed Community Dietetic Team to offer Dietetic treatment to people living in Nottinghamshire.

The post holder will work clinically across the service that covers Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood. Our team of experienced Dietitians, Assistant Practitioner, Diabetes Educators and Clerical Staff all work together to deliver a wide range of Dietetic Services to adults, children and young people in the community.

You will join a team committed to professional and service development ensuring that we deliver evidence-based patient-centred care to improve patient outcomes and experience.

We have a supportive team approach, ensuring the wellbeing of all our staff. We provide regular clinical and non-clinical supervision and within the Trust we have a robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff.

• Provide specialist dietetic assessment and interventions to adults within a variety of Community settings
• Provide consultation to other community healthcare colleagues
• Contribute to student training
• Delivery of Staff training and patient group education sessions
• Employ excellent communication skills including written work such as record keeping and effective team working
• Use own initiative and work autonomously
• Adopt good organisational and time management skills
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anna Clark Job title: Head of Nutrition and Dietetics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01623 484836

Amy Freeman- Hughes

Dietetic Team Leader

[e-mail]

01623 484836