Specialist Home Enteral Feeding and Nutrition Support Dietitian

Integrated Care System; Borough of Swale; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Specialist Home Enteral Feeding and Nutrition Support Dietitian. Role includes providing specialist dietary services, managing complex client needs, and being part of a multidisciplinary team. The position requires strong communication skills, a qualification in dietetics, and willingness to travel independently. Competitive salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per year.

Qualifications

• Strong CPD evidence in portfolio for ongoing maintenance of competencies.
• Understanding of community care in the NHS.
• Experience in mentoring and clinical supervision of dietetic colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist dietetic service to complex clients with feeding tubes.
• Liaise with health professionals for coordinated care.
• Maintain accurate records of patient consultations.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Dietetic practice

Safeguarding understanding

Education

Qualification in dietetics recognised by the HCPC

Clinical supervision training

Student training course

Tools

Systm1 or equivalent IT system

Job description

Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Home Enteral Feeding and Nutrition Support Dietitian

The closing date is 13 August 2025

o To deliver a specialist Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) role in the Nutrition and Dietetic Service in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT).o To work as a dietetic practitioner within uni-professional and multi-professional team environments with regular supervisiono To assess and treat a case load of patients in line with the Model and Process for Dietetic Consultations and maintain associated records.o Deliver a high standard of dietetic care.o To deliver education and training sessions related to HEF and Nutrition Support.o To supervise or monitor the work of assistants, students or other dietetic staff.o To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work and workload.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist dietetic service in the community to a wide variety of complex adult clients with feeding tubes, including advice on tube care, administration of feeds and ordering.

To nutritionally diagnose, give appropriate advice and formulate treatment plans when consulting with patients, relatives and carers, taking into account factors such as the clients presenting condition, past medical history, social considerations and medication.

To act as a point of reference for dietetic colleagues and other health professionals with respect to nutrition and HEF, giving advice, training, and supporting their clinical practice.

To support the department's Preceptorship and student training programme, when appropriate.

To participate in regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and Trust policy.

Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults - To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

To comply with the Professional Codes of Conduct and to be aware of changes in these. To maintain up to date knowledge of all relevant legislation and local policies and procedures implementing this.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To provide a specialist dietetic service in the community to a wide variety of complex adult clients with feeding tubes, including advice on tube care, administration of feeds and ordering.
• To nutritionally diagnose, give appropriate advice and formulate treatment plans when consulting with patients, relatives and carers, taking into account factors such as the clients presenting condition, past medical history, social considerations and medication.
• To maintain accurate records of all patient consultations and related work carried out at each clinical session, including computerised data collection.
• To undertake systematic literature reviews and critically appraise the evidence identified and identify implications for practice.
• To ensure evidence based, auditable dietetic standards and protocols are in place, developing and updating as necessary.
• To develop and update written resources, for example diet sheets and patient advice leaflets.
• To work on projects dealing with new ways of working in nutrition and HEF, taking into account national and local initiatives, identifying areas for improvement and development.
• To act as a point of reference for dietetic colleagues and other health professionals with respect to nutrition and HEF, giving advice, training, and supporting their clinical practice.
• To liaise with other health professionals and managers on issues regarding service development and the clinical management of patients.
• To prepare and give presentations, adapting complex information to a wide range of audiences.
• Liaise with members of the MDT to provide coordinated care.
• To actively manage the risk and benefits of their interventions within the context of the MDT care.
• To manage complex ethical issues, dilemmas and conflicts and support others to manage these areas.
• To actively contribute to specialist groups and multi-professional networks.
• To work within the dietetic departmental clinical standards and evidence based practice, and within professional boundaries.
• To support the department's Preceptorship and student training programme, when appropriate.
• To participate in the Nutrition and Dietetic Service specific emergency preparedness process.
• To attend and lead relevant business and education meetings, as required.
• To adhere to Nutrition and Dietetic Service Document " What a Good Service Looks like"
• To assist with the development of the department competency framework and complete competencies relevant to this post.
• To be peer reviewed at least twice per year. At least one must be undertaken in a clinical setting and be conducted by an experienced dietitian within your specialist area. The second can be undertaken in other areas such as staff training or group education.
• To peer review other dietitians or assistants/ technicians as requested.
• To work within available staff resources, where necessary looking at new ways of working, to improve efficiency and achieve 18 week wait targets

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Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Qualification in dietetics recognised by the HCPC for registration as a dietitian working in the UK.
• Strong CPD evidence in portfolio for ongoing maintenance of competencies.
• Clinical supervision training
• Student training course

Experience

• HEF/Nutrition support specific experience including management of long term conditions
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Understanding of the nature of community care in the NHS
• Experience of research and audit
• Previous experience in mentoring and clinical supervision of dietetic colleagues
• Active participation in student training in previous post(s)
• Working with clinical units/GP partners, including Local Commissioning Groups, Medicines Management, CCG.

Skills & Abilities

• oSkilled dietetic practitioner.
• oOrganisational skills.
• oStrong communication skills and ability to communicate complex ideas to a variety of audiences.
• oAbility to be innovative and take initiative.
• oPrevious use of Systm1 or equivalent IT system.
• oAbility to advise on the manipulation of relevant medications, within safe boundaries, i.e. tube feeds and supplements
• Safeguarding : Demonstrates an understanding of the significance of safeguarding issues and interprets this accurately for all adults and children.
• Mental Effort oAble to work under pressure.
• Emotional Awareness: Demonstrates empathy for the concerns of others.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to drive across the County sometimes at short notice, using your own vehicle.

Other

• oWillingness to be flexible in approach and attitude.
• oTailors application to post.

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum Pro rata