Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 16 months (Until July 2026)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 151-NM19
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £38,369 - £46,080 per annum INCL HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Home Enteral Dietitian
Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking a Band 6 Dietitian to join our supportive team, providing specialist community dietetic care to adults receiving enteral nutrition in their own homes or care settings. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your expertise in home enteral nutrition (HEN) while working closely with a multidisciplinary team, including Nutrition Specialist Nurses and acute care colleagues.
If you are passionate about community dietetics and want to grow in a supportive and dynamic team, we encourage you to apply!
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
What we're looking for:
- Experience or strong knowledge of enteral feeding, enteral products, and equipment.
- Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills.
- Ability to meet quality standards and contribute to service improvements.
This role is ideal for a Band 5 Dietitian looking to step up or a current Band 6 Dietitian seeking new challenges. Full training and support will be provided if home enteral nutrition is a new area for you.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Assess, manage, and review enteral feeding regimes, troubleshooting tube feeding issues.
- Conduct home visits and telephone reviews to monitor and support patients.
- Liaise with hospital teams to ensure smooth transitions between hospital and home care.
- Contribute to service development, policy changes, and research to enhance patient care.
- Support and supervise student dietitians and junior colleagues.
- Manage a caseload that includes stroke, neurology, oncology, and gastroparesis patients.
Please refer to attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Student supervision training
- Member of BDA
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration clinical dietetic experience including oral nutrition support and enteral nutrition
- Experience with audit/QiP and data collection
- Training and education of healthcare professionals and patients
- Multidisciplinary team working
Desirable criteria
- Leadership
- Research
- Data analysis and report writing
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organisational and prioritisation skills
- Problem solving
- Good communication skills
- Computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills
- Group skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Simone Kent
- Job title
- Specialist Dietitian - Home Enteral Nutrition
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 613 4053
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