This is a great opportunity for a Dietitian to join a friendly and well developed Community Dietetic Team to offer Dietetic treatment to people living in Nottinghamshire.
The post holder will work clinically across the service that covers Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood. Our team of experienced Dietitians, Assistant Practitioner, Diabetes Educators and Clerical Staff all work together to deliver a wide range of Dietetic Services to adults, children and young people in the community.
You will join a team committed to professional and service development ensuring that we deliver evidence-based patient-centred care to improve patient outcomes and experience.
We have a supportive team approach, ensuring the wellbeing of all our staff. We provide regular clinical and non-clinical supervision and within the Trust we have a robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff.
Provide specialist dietetic assessment and interventions to adults within a variety of Community settings
Provide consultation to other community healthcare colleagues
Contribute to student training
Delivery of Staff training and patient group education sessions
Employ excellent communication skills including written work such as record keeping and effective team working
Use own initiative and work autonomously
Adopt good organisational and time management skills
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
You will be responsible for dietetic assessment, treatment planning and goal orientated interventions to adults referred to the service within a variety of Community settings such as clinics, group sessions, care homes and domiciliary visits. This may also be delivered via phone and video appointments and virtual groups.
Participate in multi-professional working for the purpose of dietetic care
You will hold an individual caseload
You will maintain record keeping in line with professional and trust guidance
You will be responsible for your own clinical professional development and HCPC registration
You will participate in mandatory training as required by the Trust
You will actively participate in a regular clinical and managerial supervision and the preceptorship programme to support your ongoing professional development
You will act as a resource on nutritional care to other colleagues in the community multidisciplinary team
You will have the opportunity to contribute to audits and quality improvement projects within the team
You will provide clinical teaching, supervision, and appraisal for pre-registration Dietetic students undertaking clinical placements.
You will initiate and deliver appropriate in-service training programmes for professional colleagues, students and support staff
