Dietetic Assistant Practitioner Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

We have an exciting new opportunity for 2 Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (fixed term for 12 months) to join our community Nutrition and Dietetics team. This post is ideal for someone who is enthusiastic and self-motivated, with an interest in developing their knowledge and skills in nutrition support.

This role is responsible for working with care homes for older adults and supporting the delivery of an innovative project involving training, education, audit, clinical reviews and report writing and presentations.

The service is a successful and proactive team of dietitians and dietetic assistant practitioners covering Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham boroughs. We deliver nutrition support, home enteral feeding and community gastroenterology to the wider community. We are a supportive and innovative team that continuously seeks to adapt and improve the service we provide and a strong focus on the health and well-being of our staff.

Our team purpose statement: ‘We are committed to enabling our patients to achieve their nutrition and hydration goals through providing evidence-based dietetic care’

The team is predominantly hybrid working, meets face to face once a month and virtually weekly. The postholder will join a wider network of Dietitians and Dietetic Assistant Practitioners across the Trust. There is a strong emphasis on learning and development.

1. You will manage a caseload of approximately 20 care homes (residential and nursing homes) to deliver population health improvement strategies.
2. You will conduct audits in care homes to identify improvement needs.
3. You will deliver training and education with a focus on the care homes improvement needs.
4. You will actively promote a food-based approach to managing malnutrition and reduce reliance on prescribed oral nutritional supplements.
5. You will utilise influencing skills to embed the British Dietetic Association’s Care Home Digest within the care homes.
6. You will support student training.
7. We will support you to actively participate in clinical supervision, continuous professional development, and the development of leadership skills.

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

1. A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role.
2. Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up).
3. Flexible working options.
4. Annual travel card loan.
5. Training, support and development in your career.

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Please refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

This advert closes on Monday 24 Mar 2025.