Community Learning Disabilities Dietitian

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Tooting; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working

Career development

Résumé du poste

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Dietitian to join the Community Learning Disabilities team. You will provide specialist nutritional assessments and interventions for adults with learning disabilities, with a strong emphasis on home enteral feeding (HEF).

You will work autonomously within a supportive MDT, delivering person-centred care across diverse community settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with HCPC registration.
• Experience in home enteral feeding (HEF) essential.
• Strong communication and collaborative working skills.
• Ability to deliver person-centred care in complex needs.

Responsabilités

• Manage a defined caseload of adults with learning disabilities in community settings.
• Conduct comprehensive, person-centred dietetic assessments.
• Monitor and review clients on home enteral feeding.
• Liaise with enteral feeding providers and MDT members.
• Advise on ACBS-approved products and nutrition supplements.
• Plan menus, texture modification and fortification.
• Attend weekly MDT meetings for dietetic referrals and care planning.

Connaissances

Dietitian

HEF (Home Enteral Feeding)

Communication

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Nutrition analysis software

Formation

Registered Dietitian

HCPC registered

Outils

Nutrition analysis software

Enteral feeding equipment

Description du poste

This rewarding role offers the chance to make a meaningful difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities by addressing health inequalities, improving nutritional outcomes and supporting individuals to achieve their health and wellbeing goals. You will work alongside a highly skilled team of psychiatrists, psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and social care professionals, delivering person-centred care across a range of community settings. We are seeking an experienced Dietitian with a strong background in home enteral feeding (HEF) to join our team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Dietitian with excellent communication skills, a commitment to collaborative working and a passion for supporting people with complex needs. In return, you will receive specialist support, clinical supervision and opportunities to contribute to service development within a progressive and innovative team.

As the Community Learning Disabilities Dietitian, you will provide specialist nutritional assessment, intervention and support for adults with learning disabilities who present with a wide range of nutritional needs. You will work autonomously while being fully integrated within a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping service users, carers and support networks to understand and manage nutritional challenges.

The successful candidate will build strong relationships with service users, families, care providers and healthcare professionals to deliver personalised, evidence-based interventions. You will have the opportunity to work across a variety of settings, supporting individuals with complex nutritional needs, contributing to multidisciplinary care planning and playing an important role in reducing health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities.

We are seeking someone who is compassionate, organised and proactive, with strong clinical reasoning skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. Experience of managing an enteral feeding caseload, working autonomously, and collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams will be essential. You will also contribute to service development, education, quality improvement initiatives and the wider promotion of nutrition and wellbeing within learning disability services.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK., To provide specialist dietetic assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities presenting with dysphagia, malnutrition, obesity, enteral feeding needs, and other complex nutritional issues, under the guidance of senior colleagues where required.

• To manage and prioritise a defined caseload of adults with learning disabilities within community settings, including homes, residential care settings, supported living environments, day services, education settings and clinics.
• To undertake comprehensive, person-centred dietetic assessments (including interpretation of anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary information with the use of nutritional analysis software when required) establish realistic, evidence-based goals and adapt assessment and intervention approaches to meet the needs of adults with learning disabilities in partnership with service users, families, carers, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• To monitor and review clients receiving home enteral feeding, liaising with acute dietetic services, community teams, carers, and other professionals to support safe transitions of care.
• To liaise with enteral feeding companies regarding the provision of prescribed feeds, equipment, and associated support services including specialist nurses provided by enteral feeding contract.
• To advise on the appropriate use of ACBS-approved products, including oral nutritional supplements, enteral feeds, and specialist dietary products, in accordance with local prescribing guidance and in liaison with GPs where appropriate.
• To provide dietary and nutritional advice to service users, families, carers, support providers, and professionals, adapting communication methods to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities.
• To provide advice regarding menu planning, nutritional standards, texture modification, and food fortification in residential homes, supported living services, and community settings.
• To attend and contribute to the weekly multidisciplinary learning disabilities team meetings for dietetic referrals and joint care planning for clients requiring dietetic intervention.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.