Community Dietitian

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading is looking for a Community Dietitian to join its team. This role requires providing dietetic care across various community settings, including nursing homes and outpatient clinics. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Dietetics and experience with diabetes education. The position offers flexible working options and various benefits, including a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts at retailers

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience in community settings or with a diverse patient caseload.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic care to patients across various community settings.
• Deliver diabetes education and support training for nursing staff.
• Assist with departmental research and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Community Dietetic Knowledge

Patient Care

Diabetes Education

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Tools

OneConsultation

MS Teams

Webex

Job description

Overview

Community Dietitian - Band 5
The Berkshire Community Dietetic Service has an opportunity to offer a permanent Band 5 Community Dietitian role. The post holder will be covering a community caseload, including providing dietetic care to nursing home patients via the Care Home Support Team, training to nursing staff, outpatient clinics, community inpatient ward input, paediatric triage, patients requiring nutritional support or enteral nutrition in nursing homes and their own homes. There are opportunities within the department to shadow, upskill in specialist areas.

We are a mobile working service and offer our outpatients the choice of face-to-face, virtual and phone appointments as well as home visits. To support this, we have excellent IT access and support staff home-working where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Working under the guidance of the Care Home Support Lead Dietitian, to provide dietetic care to a varied and diverse caseload of patients in the community as outlined above.
• Travelling to and providing care at various sites including but not limited to community hospitals, patients’ homes, nursing homes, GP practices and some home working.
• Delivering a proportion of care using online platforms e.g. OneConsultation, MS Teams and Webex
• Delivering diabetes education groups
• Supporting our student training programme
• Mentoring Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (DAPs)
• Involvement in departmental research activity and quality improvement project work
• Contribute to service improvement conversations in dedicated meetings

About Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hannah Taylor
Job title: Dietetic Clinical Lead for Care Homes
Email address: [e-mail]