Specialist Dietitian for Cardiac Rehab

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Band 6 specialist dietitian to join a dedicated team in the community cardiac rehabilitation service. This role focuses on making a real difference in patients' lives by providing expert dietetic support to individuals recovering from cardiac events. You will work flexibly across various community venues, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver essential education and exercise sessions. Embrace a rewarding career with a supportive environment that values continuous professional development and offers flexible working options. If you're passionate about community healthcare and ready to take on a challenging yet fulfilling role, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-registration experience required.
• Experience with cardiology patients and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic skills in cardiac rehab.
• Support MDT in delivering education sessions for patients.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Clinical governance knowledge

Decision-making

Motivation skills

Holistic client understanding

Education

Membership of BACPR

Membership of cardiac specialist interest group

Tools

Driving license

Access to a car

Job description

Do you want to make a tangible difference to people's lives, with the best of London on your doorstep?

Site BRE Building 16 Town Watford Salary £39,205 - £47,084 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS pro rata (part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/01/2025 23:59

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services -CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 specialist dietitian to work in the community Cardiac Rehabilitation service in West Hertfordshire on a permanent contract. We require a highly motivated and skilled dietitian, with excellent communication skills, who is confident in working across professional boundaries to join our enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team. You will need to be flexible, innovative and a good team player with the ability to work independently within the community setting.

Main duties of the job

The successful individual will be responsible for providing specialist dietetic skills, assessment, and knowledge as part of a multidisciplinary cardiac rehab team across west Hertfordshire and supporting the MDT in delivering cardiac rehabilitation exercise and education session for patients following a recent cardiac event, cardiac procedure or with a diagnosis of heart failure. These assessments and group therapy sessions would take place in a variety of community venues and virtually.

You will be joining a friendly supportive team where professional guidance is readily available and continuous professional development is strongly encouraged.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support, and development in your career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Person specification

Education/Qualification

• Membership of BACPR (British Association of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation)
• Membership of a cardiac specialist interest group

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years post registration experience
• Experience of working with cardiology patients
• Experience of working within a community setting.
• Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives.
• Experience in managing cardiac conditions

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Ability to motivate self and others and an ability to develop and maintain team working.
• Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions.
• A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice
• Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise and a sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of cardiac care.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines and an ability to work autonomously.
• Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agenda
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group.
• An eagerness to contribute to quality assurance and audit.

Other

• Has a UK driving licence and access to a car
• Calm & confident team player.
• Friendly and Approachable

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)

Race Equality Network

Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.