# Prescribing Support Project Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/prescribing-support-project-dietitian/043db49a-0962-4839-b2a2-9e22a6e150e2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/prescribing-support-project-dietitian/043db49a-0962-4839-b2a2-9e22a6e150e2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust - **Town:** Dartford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 per anum - **Contract type:** 18 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T11:21:14.703Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Dartford/Dartford_Gravesham_NHS_Trust/Nutrition_Dietetics/Nutrition_Dietetics-v8097597 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8097597?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dvh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The aim of this role is to develop and standardise nutrition care pathways for adult patients requiring nutritional support management in primary and secondary care. You will take a key role communicating with a range of healthcare professionals across the system. You will be an expert in providing specialist advice training to healthcare professionals, educating and supporting patients, carers and other health professionals within the multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for optimising prescribing of adult oral nutritional supplements across Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley. As well as working collaboratively with Primary Care Networks, acute and community dietetic teams and community care homes to ensure patients have their optimal nutritional care along their treatment pathways ### Main duties of the job Lead and implement the nutrition advice and guidance to care homes initiative. Lead and design a pathway for review of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) prescription requests on the electronic discharge notification (EDN) from secondary care to primary care. Use local prescribing systems and GP noted to identify patients being prescribed ONS, review their nutritional care plan and modify these appropriately in conjunction with the GP/Practice pharmacist advising on product choices in cases of complex nutrition need. Make recommendations to clinicians in General Practice and Community Hospitals on food-based recommendations and/or prescription of nutritional supplements for patients requiring nutritional support. Directly advise on prescriptions and modify nutritional supplement recommendations based on nutritional status and to inform the GPs and community pharmacists. This will include recommending that a prescription is stopped (de-prescribing). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a detailed description of the Job roles and responsibilities please see the  attached job description. ## Job Details The aim of this role is to develop and standardise nutrition care pathways for adult patients requiring nutritional support management in primary and secondary care. You will take a key role communicating with a range of healthcare professionals across the system. You will be an expert in providing specialist advice training to healthcare professionals, educating and supporting patients, carers and other health professionals within the multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for optimising prescribing of adult oral nutritional supplements across Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley. As well as working collaboratively with Primary Care Networks, acute and community dietetic teams and community care homes to ensure patients have their optimal nutritional care along their treatment pathways ## Job Description Lead and implement the nutrition advice and guidance to care homes initiative. Lead and design a pathway for review of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) prescription requests on the electronic discharge notification (EDN) from secondary care to primary care. Use local prescribing systems and GP noted to identify patients being prescribed ONS, review their nutritional care plan and modify these appropriately in conjunction with the GP/Practice pharmacist advising on product choices in cases of complex nutrition need. Make recommendations to clinicians in General Practice and Community Hospitals on food-based recommendations and/or prescription of nutritional supplements for patients requiring nutritional support. Directly advise on prescriptions and modify nutritional supplement recommendations based on nutritional status and to inform the GPs and community pharmacists. This will include recommending that a prescription is stopped (de-prescribing). ## Responsibilities For a detailed description of the Job roles and responsibilities please see the attached job description. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - use of protocols for specific care pathways and conditions and be able to discuss these - Varied experience within the acute and community setting **Desirable** - an innovative and holistic approach to patient care - evidence of implementing ideas and developing services ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - highly developed computer skills - able to teach effectively - familiar with EMIS or similar - knowledge and experience of working with different cultures - excellent communication skills both written and verbal - 4 years post grad experience in all aspects of dietetics - excellent knowledge in audit - lead projects ### • Degree in Nutrition -graduate Diploma or equivalent qualification **Essential** - HCPC registered - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - BDA Membership - member of the BDA prescribing group ## Documents - [our behaviours (pdf, 86.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2315) - [privacy notice (pdf, 205.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2306) - [staff car parking (pdf, 70.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2307) - [information for applicants (pdf, 92.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2308) - [staff benefits and incentives (png, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2309) - [jd prescribing support project dietitian (pdf, 619.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10391430) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.