Looking to join a Band 6 community role within an ‘Outstanding’ CQC rated Trust?
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Dietitian to join our Community Dietetics Adults Team. If you are currently a Band 5 dietitian seeking to progress in your career but do not yet have all the relevant experience, we are pleased to be able to offer this as a 6 months development opportunity as a Band 5 - progressing to a Band 6 role once relevant competencies are met by the end of the 6 month period.
Based at Trinity House, Ashford, this role offers a varied and rewarding workload across community settings, where you can see the real difference your dietetic advice makes to patients’ lives.
The post is full time, with flexible and part time working considered.
Delivering face‑to‑face outpatient clinics
Undertaking home visits to support patients in their own homes
Running virtual clinics and virtual care home clinics , including remote working from home where appropriate
Managing a varied community caseload and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
Contributing to and delivering patient group education sessions
Participating in service development and quality improvement (QI) projects
We are committed to developing our workforce and offer:
Easy access to a wide range of specialist colleagues for supervision and advice
A structured Skills and Knowledge Enhancement Programme , with opportunities to develop expertise in gastroenterology
Regular CPD opportunities , both in‑service and external
A highly supportive administrative team , enabling clinicians to focus on clinical care
Flexible working options to support work‑life balance
Supportive managers and a positive team culture within an Outstanding NHS Trust
- Driving to locations across East Kent to meet service needs – driving is essential for this role
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via
[email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
