Specialist Dietitian | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in London seeks a Specialist Dietitian to join the Greenwich community team, delivering a Food First dietetic approach through home visits and ad hoc clinic coverage across the borough. The role supports Home Enteral Nutrition and malnutrition management, with training provided as needed.

The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to educational programs for patients and health professionals, maintaining high standards of practice.

Qualifications

• Home visits following Food First dietetic approach.
• GP practice based dietetic service delivery in London Greenwich.
• Support for Home Enteral Nutrition and malnutrition management.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard dietetic service to Greenwich GP and community patients.
• Deliver tailored dietary advice to enable patient-centred lifestyle changes.
• Work autonomously within the Trust as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Prepare and deliver training programs to clients and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Home visits

GP-clinic delivery

Gastroenterology support

Low FODMAP diets

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Training & presentations

Outcome evaluation

Education

HCPC registered Dietitian

Job description

Specialist Dietitian | Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

We are looking for a friendly and motivated dietitian to join our fast paced Greenwich community team. This role will primarily consist of home visits following the Food First dietetic approach. The post holder will also need to on an ad hoc basis cover clinics across the borough which are on the primary care caseload and also support Home Enteral nutrition team as needed. Training will be provided where necessary.

TheFood First dietetic caseload:include assessment and on-going reviews of housebound patients and care home residents at risk of malnutrition. The service will include training programs to up-skill community catering teams and nursing homes on the ‘food first’ approach.

ThePrimary Care dietetic caseload:GP practice based dietetic service in the London borough of Greenwich. The rolewill involve delivering GP based clinics including gastroenterology (Low FODMAP diets or inflammatory bowel disease management) and nutrition support services for malnourished patients.

TheHome Enteral Nutritiondietetic Caseload: provide aftercare for patients following discharge from hospital to deal with any problems that arise associated with tube feeding and advise accordingly. Patients will also be supported to return to oral feeding if appropriate.

• To provide a high standard of dietetic service to clients referred to the community based dietetic service for those registered with a GP in the London Borough of Greenwich;
• To provide tailored dietary advice underpinned by theory to bring about patient centred lifestyle changes to improve health
• To work as part of a multi and interdisciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner within the Trust, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice.
• To prepare and deliver presentations and training programs to clients and healthcare professionals at primary care level, using current evidence- based resources
• Participate in outcome evaluation to direct the service development

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

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