Specialist Community Dietitian

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Berkshire seeks a dedicated Band 6 paediatric dietitian to join their community dietetic service. The successful candidate will manage a varied community caseload, providing essential dietetic support for issues such as fussy eating and gastro problems. The role offers development opportunities, including line managing junior staff and engaging in research projects. Flexible working is available with a commitment to professional development and patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Access to wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Staff networks for diversity and equality

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Free parking

Qualifications

• Must have experience in managing a diverse caseload in community settings.
• Required to have skills in delivering dietetic treatments via online platforms.
• Experience in research and quality improvement projects is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic care to patients under the guidance of the Clinical Lead Dietitian.
• Deliver specialist advice on issues like CMPA and fussy eating.
• Support and supervise Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and engage in student training.

Skills

Experience in paediatric dietetics

Coaching junior staff

Ability to prioritize workload

Flexibility in working arrangements

Education

Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Registered with Health Care Professionals Council

Full membership of BDA

Job description

Reading, Berkshire, Full time (37.5hrs) - job share can be considered

The Paediatric Community Dietetic Service based in Tilehurst, Reading- has an opportunity to offer a permanent full time paediatric Band 6 role.

The post holder will be covering a varied community caseload, including clinics across Berkshire seeing patients for fussy eating/ CMPA/ Gastro issues/ faltering growth along with other dietetic concerns. There are also opportunities to develop experience and skills in other areas of community dietetics as well as line managing and mentoring junior staff.

We are a mobile working service and offer our patients 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.

As a team we strongly value continuing professional development and offer an employee‑led appraisal process and personal development plan. We will support you to develop your ideas for research and audit and offer collaboration and training with our Research & Development and Clinical Effectiveness teams. We also engage in student training and facilitate teaching opportunities.

We are continually striving to improve the service we offer our patients and embrace new ways of working via our Quality Improvement System (QMIS)

We are looking for enthusiastic, skilled and committed dietitians to join this forward‑thinking team.

Main duties of the job

Working under the guidance of theClinicalLead Dietitian, to provide dietetic care to a varied and diverse caseload of patients in the community and community inpatients.

Providing specialist dietetic treatments e.g.CMPA and fussy eating advice

Delivering a proportion ofsomecare using online platforms e.g. One Consultation and MS Teams

Coaching, delegating workto,and supporting Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (DAPs) and involvement in student training programme.

Involvement in departmental research activityandquality improvement project work

About us

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
• 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

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

• An undergraduate degree or post‑grad qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics and registered with Health Care Professionals Council and full BDA membership
• Ability to demonstrate good experience and knowledge in paediatric dietetics
• Aptitude for coaching and supervising junior staff including Dietetic Assistant Practitioners.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly, travelling to multiple sites if required.
• Ability to work from home with access to Wi‑Fi using equipment provided by BHFT

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point‑by‑point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to email: Trudie May [e-mail] wholl be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

• UK registered with Health Professional Council
• Member of the British Dietetic Association

Continuous Professional Development

• Attended clinical student Supervisory Skills course
• Attended a clinical/non-clinical Teaching Skills course

Previous Experience

• Strong experience of working in a variety of dietetic settings and partnership working
• Previous involvement with the pre‑registration practice placements for students

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work from home when required with access to Wi‑Fi
• Ability to travel to multiple sites across Berkshire when required

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.