Specialist Community Dietitian – Home Nutrition & Pathways

NHS Tayside; Perth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Tayside’s Perth team is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Community Dietitian to deliver dietetic care across community settings, including home enteral feeding, GP practices, community hospitals, and care homes. The role emphasizes collaboration with health and care colleagues and proactive clinical care, service improvement and pathway development.

You will supervise Dietetic Support Workers and a Band 5 Rotational Dietitian, work under NHS Tayside’s Long Term Conditions Service, and may provide

Qualifications

• Band 6 Specialist Community Dietitian role delivering community-based nutritional care including nutrition support such as home enteral feeding.
• Work with GP practices, community hospitals, patients’ homes and care homes to improve pathways and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic support to NHS Tayside’s Long Term Conditions Service.
• Supervise Dietetic Support Workers and Band 5 Rotational Dietitians.
• Develop education and pathways; promote service improvement.
• Occasional ward cover at Perth Royal Infirmary.

Skills

Clinical Dietetics

Teamwork

Independent working

Education & training

Education

HCPC registration

Dietitian degree

Job description

NHS Tayside’s Perth team is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Community Dietitian to deliver dietetic care across community settings, including home enteral feeding, GP practices, community hospitals, and care homes. The role emphasizes collaboration with health and care colleagues and proactive clinical care, service improvement and pathway development.

You will supervise Dietetic Support Workers and a Band 5 Rotational Dietitian, work under NHS Tayside’s Long Term Conditions Service, and may provide