Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

Community Dietitian / Part-time per week

Are you passionate about improving community health through nutrition? Come and join our team as a Band 6 Community Dietitian and make a lasting impact!

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Dietitian with a passion for nutrition support in the community to join our team. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of the Team Lead Dietitian and alongside other team members to providing specialist dietetic expertise for adult patients in patient’s homes, clinic setting, nursing and care homes, community hospitals, virtual wards and group sessions.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Community Dietitian, you will provide expert nutritional support to individuals across the community, helping to manage chronic conditions, promote healthy eating, and improve overall wellbeing. This role offers the chance to work with diverse populations.

What We’re Looking For:

Registered Dietitian with HCPC registration. Experience in community or clinical settings (Band 5 or above). Strong communication skills and a compassionate approach. Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Passion for promoting public health and nutrition Must have a drivers licence and access to a vehicle

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,258 to a maximum of £2,122 pro rata for part time).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

·To be responsible for effective time management, meeting deadlines and responding to fluctuating workloads and organising, planning and prioritising clinical and non-clinical workload.

·To have responsibility for the organisation of a clinical caseload to adults in their own homes and community care settings

·To be accountable for own professional action and recognise professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate

·To advise head of service on issues of service delivery including clinical activity, service pressures versus service capacity

·Planning home visits

·Arranging follow-up appointments

·Arranging and delivering training to other health professionals within the remit of the service level agreement

·To develop the service linked with community rehab teams and liaise with community nurses within these groups

·To work closely with supporting the virtual frailty ward.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Other

Essential criteria

Must have drivers licence and access to vehicle

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working within the NHS setting

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in a community dietetic environment post qualification

Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to work within a team and as an autonomous practitioner

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.