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Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic dietitian with skills and experience in long term condition especially diabetes, renal and obesity to join our innovative dietetic community team at Newham University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will need to posses excellent communication and organisational skills as there is a requirement to work with MDT in the community setting as well as primary care network setting that provides a service to a diversed population. You will work alongside other community dietitians and also be working closely with the Acute Dietetics Team based at Newham Hospital to provide continuity of care.
We are committed to work based education and training to improve clinical skills. We actively encourage leadership development, CPD and audit in our service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge and understands benefit of teaching and supporting learning activities
- Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills and ability to identify learning needs and interests
- Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them Actively undertakes appropriate continuing professional development (CPD) activities and supports team/line reports in this area
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures (including those with a long term health condition and young adults)
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate life threatening/complex medical conditions in a sensitive and easily understandable language
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people e.g via advocacy/interpreters
- Able to deal with distressed clients, relatives and staff.
- Able to provide teaching in area of specialism to colleagues, junior staff and other specialities.
- Confident to provide teaching to large groups in area of specialty.
- Self-motivated and confident
- Flexible, adaptable and creative.
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant colleagues
- Able to organise complex information and present this in a way that is appropriate and understandable to its intended audience
- Able to work on all Barts Health sites and travel in-between sites as required
- Able to promote the role of the Dietitian within the MDT and also at trust level.
Desirable
- Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs and evidence of facilitations skills
Skills
Essential
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to postgraduate standard in area of speciality
- Experience of supervision of junior members of clinical staff
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and group and deliver complex nutritional information.
- Ability to use behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate change
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
- Able to demonstrate and effectively utilise leadership skills
- Able to undertake accurate anthropometric measurements e.g. weights, heights, skinfold thickness to support the assessment of patients nutritional status
- Able to interpret a variety of complex clinical information to make dietetic diagnosis in area of speciality
- Ability to implement dietetic care plan and provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients in area of speciality
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity e.g. Critical Appraisal, Audit and is confident in the audit process
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality
- Able to work with young adults and the understanding of their needs and priorities
Desirable
- Completed a leadership training
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge in dietetics intervention in long term conditions
Desirable
- Experience in diabetes remission
- Experience in total dietary replacement as part of weight reduction
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in Community Dietetics especially in long term conditions
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience in developing a service and establishing/maintaining a dietetic presence within an MDT
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to every day practice
Desirable
- Extensive experience in diabetes and obesity
- Experience in taking part in project work that supports improvement in service or supports a change in practice
- Experience in working with other specialist Dietitians from other trusts to undertake service review/improvement
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- Qualification in area of specialisation or evidence of significant experience in speciality areas
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Competency/training in diabetes, renal, obesity or any long term condition
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This advert is for Community Dietitian (Long Term Condition) with Barts Health NHS Trust in Newham Hospital. It is listed as a Band 7 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Aug 2026.
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