Community Dietitian

Overview:

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

“Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.”

Responsibilities:

Community Dietician

Band 5: £28,407 - £34,581

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Join our Team as a Band 5 Community Dietitian.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dietitian to join our Community Dietetics Team in South Kirklees on a permanent contract. We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative, and proactive Dietitian, with excellent clinical, communication and team working skills.

This post would suit a newly qualified HCPC registered Dietitian or someone seeking community experience. This is a great opportunity to start your dietetic career or to develop your current skills working within a small team of specialist dietitians in community setting.

Main duties of the job

To manage own caseload and to provide a high standard of assessment, management, treatment, and advice both written and verbal to meet the needs of patients who are at risk of malnutrition.

To deliver a food first based approach with the appropriate use of oral nutritional supplements

To work collaboratively with colleagues in health, social care, local authority, and other agencies to meet the needs of patients.

To ensure the efficient and effective use of resources available within the team.

You will be responsible for:

• Your own caseload of patients who require oral nutrition support in the community offering holistic person-centred care
• Joint working with other AHP’s, Social care and Nursing colleagues.
• Offering virtual / telephone / and face to face support.
• Supporting student placements (After relevant post registration experience and training)

Locala have an excellent system of induction, appraisal, clinical supervision, and training opportunities for all colleagues. As a Band 5 you will be supported in your role with regular supervision & training opportunities.

Our team is dynamic, forward thinking and highly supportive delivering high quality Dietetic services to the population of South Kirklees.

This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, and you must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.

For further information, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Please contact Kate Standeven for informal chat and further information: Kate.standeven@locala.org.uk

0r Theresa Dickinson Team Leader on mary.dickinson@locala.org.uk

Qualifications:

Welcome to Locala Health and Wellbeing – proud to provide NHS community healthcare services. We help people have better lives – and you can too.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

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  Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities – We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated “Good” NHS healthcare services, as well as having a “positive social impact in local communities.”