Specialist Dietitian Community Nutrition Support

Job overview

Welcome to East Sussex, a place that boasts a beautiful coastline, beaches and the South Downs National Park.  Close to Brighton and rail links to London.  Come and join our friendly, sociable, experienced dietetic team. Applications are invited from motivated HCPC registered dietitians who are keen to advance their clinical, professional and leadership skills from both the NHS and private sector. You will be an excellent communicator, able to work independently and in a team, as well as being organised and confident.

Are you looking for a new & exciting role? We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our Community Nutrition Support Team  at East Sussex Healthcare Trust.

Are you interested a career working within an integrated NHS Trust that supports patient care across the community, acute and rehabilitation settings? Does a role that involves strong collaborative MDT working within clinical specialities appeal? The successful candidate will be part of a supportive and friendly community dietetic team with a range of experience. We welcome applications from experience Band 5 clinicians, where there will be opportunities to work alongside senior dietitians and training in order to develop your clinical and leadership skills to fulfil a band 6 role as competencies achieved.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced Dietitian to join our Community Nutrition Support Dietetic team at East Sussex Healthcare Trust.

This is an exciting specialist position working within the community nutritional support team and collaboratively across our integrated acute and community pathways, to provide seamless patient care.

You will work as part of the community dietetic team, to support the specialist nutrition and dietetic management of patients across East Sussex. Using specialist knowledge and skills to assess and treat a variety of patients in clinics, in their home or care setting, as well as remote appointments.

You will have the opportunity to consolidate and develop clinical skills needed to manage nutritionally complex patients requiring both enteral and oral nutrition support.

You will be able to  participate in regular audit of services in line with Team objectives provided, identifying and carrying out research where indicated.

Our Community Nutrition Support Team consists of dietetic assistants, apprentice dietitians, and Band 5,6 and Band 7 dietitians. You will be working alongside the Band 7 team and clinical leads, as well as our new ACP Dietitians. You will be able to help supervise student dietitians and our dietetic assistants, along with providing training and support to our band 5 rotational dietitians.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for the specialist nutrition and dietetic management of patients referred for nutrition support (including oral nutrition support, enteral nutrition support, assessment and treatment) using specialist knowledge and skills.
• To assess patients in acute or intermediate care settings, their own home, nursing/care homes, telephone clinics or outpatient clinics.
• To provide training on the identification, treatment and monitoring of malnutrition to nursing staff, nutrition supportcare staff, care home staff, other health professionals, catering staff, patients and their carers.

Please refer to attached job description. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.