Community Dietitian
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 June 2025 |
| Location: | Chesterfield, S44 5BL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9166-25-0270 |
Summary
Clinical. 1. To provide a client centred nutrition & dietetic service to individuals and their carers at locations across the health community. 2. To participate in the team approach to the care of individuals referred to the service. 3. To liaise with the multidisciplinary team across the health community to ensure the nutritional needs of individuals can be met. 5. To accurately collect relevant activity data required for service monitoring, management and evaluation. 6. To develop evidence based dietary information in conjunction with other members of the community team. 7. To provide cover for dietetic colleagues as appropriate. 8. To provide clinical knowledge and expertise to the multidisciplinary teams based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice. Operational Management. 1. To manage and support Community Nutrition & Dietetic staff. 2. To work with the team leader to ensure adequate cover arrangements are in place to deliver effective nutrition support services are provide based on clinical need. 3. To identify and implement service developments within the community to ensure service objectives are met and to support the innovation and transformation agenda. Clinical Governance. 1. To be actively involved in the implementation and development of Clinical Governance. 2. To advise the Head of Nutrition and Dietetic Service and the Community Team Leader on professional issues relating to community nutrition support. 3. To work with the community dietetic team and the Community Team Leader to ensure the nutrition and dietetic training needs of nursing, medical and other staff are met within the health community. 4. To contribute with other members of the nutrition and dietetic team to the identification, development and implementation of standards of dietetic practice. 5. To represent the nutrition and dietetic service on community forums within the North Derbyshire health community. 6. To actively participate in clinical audit and research. 7. To participate in and support other staff with clinical supervision. 8. To demonstrate a commitment to CPD by maintaining an up to dateprofessional portfolio. 9. To provide support and participate in the training of student dietitians and be the Dietetic Practice Placement Lead for the community service. 10. To take the lead within the service with the other Band 6 Dietitian working with community hospital catering staff to develop menus that meet the requirements of the Healthcare Food Standards.