City & Hackney is a diverse and exciting place to work. We are looking for a motivated team player to join our innovative and proactive dietetic team of community/acute Dietitians. The small community team is part of the wider Adult Community Rehabilitation Team. The acute team are based at Homerton University Hospital. We actively promote working together to ensure seamless care across the acute and community setting. This post moves between acute and community.The post will give the opportunity to develop clinical skills in the area of Nutrition Support, general dietetics including Home Enteral Feeding and IBS. You will be working with patients and carers in the community setting assessing and treating clients in their own homes and in the clinic outpatient setting. In acute you will be working on wards and in clinics. The successful candidate will be an excellent team player, will possess excellent clinical reasoning skills, a balance of empathy and emotional resilience and advanced communication skills. We are committed to work-based education and training to improve clinical skills and we actively encourage CPD and audit. You will take an active part in training students and other staff. This post is located in the community or the acute site and you may be required to work at various sites as dictated by the needs of the service

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical dietetic care to clients referred including obesity, IBS and malnutrition.

Practice in a range of clinical areas including hospital wards, clients in their own homes and other community setting

To provide patient and staff training sessions

To undertake projects and audits, and contribute to service developments using evidence based practice

To lead on projects relevant to the team and service objectives

Communicate effectively with clients formal and informal carers, referrers and staff from health, social care and voluntary sectors agencies

The post holder will be required to rotate to a different clinical area at intervals, usually every 9 months which is confirmed within needs of the service and is safe, compassionate effective care provided to our communities with a transparent open approach

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job description

Job 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 on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
• HCPC registered

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
• Ability to assess and implement clear, evidence based treatment regimens and advice for a range of patients
• Good computer Literacy skills
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload effectively and under pressure

Desirable

• Ability to use nutrition analysis software

Experience

Essential

• Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team

Desirable

• Postgraduate clinical dietetic experience in an acute or community setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
• Awareness of all basic clinical dietetic principles including general nutritional support.

Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

Essential

• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
• Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adult Community Rehabilitation Team

6, Orsman Road

Hackney, London

N1 5RA

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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