Community/Gastro Dietitian

Bidvane; Gillingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Support for professional development (

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Dietitian to support the Adult Community Dietetics Team. The role involves delivering outpatient clinics in community settings, providing nutrition support, and delivering education groups.

A flexible arrangement is considered, with a driving licence required for home visits and travel across Medway and Swale. The post emphasizes gastroenterology interest and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions for the client group and their relative benefits
• Evidence of continued professional development applied in practice within the last 12 months

Responsibilities

• Deliver face-to-face outpatient clinics across community settings
• Undertake home visits to support patients in their own environment
• Manage a varied caseload across Medway and Swale
• Provide nutritional support and plan and deliver patient education groups
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient care
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement projects
• Travel across the service area, which requires a driving licence and vehicle access

Skills

Therapeutic interventions knowledge

Mentor/educator/supervisor experience

CPD in practice

Job description

A Band 6 Dietitian post in the Adult Community Dietetics Team at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, with interest in gastroenterology welcomed. The work centres on nutritional support for a varied community caseload through clinics, home visits and group education, alongside multidisciplinary colleagues. Full-time hours are offered, with part-time and flexible options considered. Open only to current Kent and Medway NHS staff and staff bank workers, and a driving licence with vehicle access is needed.

What the job involves

• Deliver face-to-face outpatient clinics across community settings
• Undertake home visits to support patients in their own environment
• Manage a varied caseload across Medway and Swale
• Provide nutritional support and plan and deliver patient education groups
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient care
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement projects
• Travel across the service area, which requires a driving licence and vehicle access

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience supporting others as a mentor, educator or supervisor
• Practical experience managing health-related projects or complex caseloads
• Post-graduate experience as a dietitian

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions for the client group and their relative benefits
• Evidence of continued professional development applied in practice within the last 12 months

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK or EU driving licence (EU licence not exchanged from a non-EU country)

Nice to have

• Experience managing patients with a range of gastro conditions

What’s offered

• Support for professional development and specialist interests, including gastroenterology
• Full-time, part-time or flexible working arrangements considered