This role is an exciting opportunity to specialise in nutrition support within the community, in areas such as oncology and home enteral feeding.

The role has the flexibility to be either based at Bedford Hospital, remote working or a combination of both. The community team have full access to remote working, with all patient notes on SystmOne. You will receive a laptop and mobile phone to support remote working.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist dietetic input for patients within North and Mid Bedfordshire and will cover home visits, care homes, community clinics as well as supporting the Food First Prescribing project. The post holder will also provide support for less experienced Dietitians and non-qualified staff, within the community team. This is a specialist role and requires excellent time management skills.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A& E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.

1. To manage a complex caseload of community patients. This service provides input to patients in an outpatient clinic setting, domiciliary visits, care homes, home enteral feeding and oncology.

2. To improve the awareness of malnutrition, by advising and providing training on a food first approach and local pathway to reduce malnutrition in the community including training for GPs.

3. To review patients identified in GP practice audits who are being prescribed oral nutritional supplements. This is part of the successful Food First project which has been funded with clear targets to reduce the spend across North Bedfordshire, while improving nutrition.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics
• Current registration with HCPC as a registered Dietitian

Experience

Essential

• Experience in enteral feeding
• Experience in nutrition support
• Evidence of general dietetic experience in range of areas

Desirable

• NHS experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound knowledge of current issues relating to a wide and diverse range of general dietetics
• Sound knowledge of current issues in nutrition support and enteral feeding
• Familiarity with a range of oral nutritional supplements, tube feeds, tube feeding equipment and home delivery companies
• Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively and efficiently, and to work under own initiative

Other

Desirable

• Car owner/driver
• Ability to travel around Bedfordshire to visit care homes and patients homes

Employer details

Employer name

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bedford Hospital

Kempston Road

Bedford

MK42 9DJ

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