Community Dietitian
5 days ago
Hillingdon
Community Dietitian – Band 6 Location: Hillingdon Community Services Contract Type: Bank / Agency Salary: Competitive Hourly Rate Start Date: As soon as possible About the Role We are recruiting a Band 6 Community Dietitian to join the Community Adult Rehabilitation Service within CNWL. This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist nutritional support to adults within their own homes, care homes, and intermediate care settings. Key Responsibilities • Provide specialist dietetic assessment and treatment for adults requiring nutritional support, including Home Enteral Tube Feeding (HETF), • Deliver evidence-based nutritional interventions for patients who are malnourished, at risk of malnutrition, or enterally fed, • Assess and calculate nutritional requirements, including food fortification, oral nutritional supplements, and enteral feeding regimens, • Provide dietary counselling and support behaviour change to patients, families, and carers, • Make recommendations to GPs regarding appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements and enteral feeds, • Participate in MDT meetings, discharge planning, and collaborative community care pathways, • Maintain accurate clinical documentation and caseload management, • Support training and education for healthcare staff, carers, and students, • Contribute to audit, service development, and quality improvement initiatives Essential Requirements • Degree or postgraduate qualification in Dietetics, • HCPC registration as a Dietitian, • Experience working within community or adult rehabilitation settings, • Knowledge of nutritional support, including oral nutrition support and enteral feeding, • Strong communication, clinical reasoning, and organisational skills, • Ability to work independently and manage a clinical caseload effectively, • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for community visits Desirable • Experience in Home Enteral Tube Feeding services, • Experience supervising students or support staff, • Knowledge of rehabilitation and long-term condition management, • Experience contributing to audit or service development projects Why Apply? • Opportunity to work within a specialist community rehabilitation service, • Supportive multidisciplinary working environment, • Flexible bank/agency opportunity within CNWL, • Meaningful role supporting patients to maximise independence and quality of life, • Opportunities for continued professional development and service innovation