Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic dietitian with an interest in working with adults in the community?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic dietitian, to join the nutrition and dietetic community team in East and North Hertfordshire, delivering a service as part of the Intermediate Care Team in HCT.  The role includes clinics (face to face and virtual) and cover within the bed base units. This is an existing post, advertised as 37.5 hours, fixed term for 12 months. 

We are committed to delivering a quality service and electronic records aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings, be in a position to work as part of an MDT and work remotely as part of a hybrid approach to our work/ life balance.

Partnerships matter to us and we are committed to working across organisational boundaries to ensure our patients and the population receives the best care to improve their well-being.

Hertfordshire borders London to the north. The county is a mixture of towns, villages and rolling countryside. Central London is within easy reach as there are good road and rail links. There are good road networks, with the M25, A1 (M) and M1 crossing the district and the M40 close by. There are excellent rail services connecting with London, the North and the Midlands.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purpose is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

*Proposed interview date:

Main duties of the job

This is an existing post, advertised as 37.5 hours, for a fixed term of 12 months.  The successful candidate will work as part of the broader HCT Nutrition and Dietetic Service, which is Hertfordshire wide.

The role includes clinics (face to face and virtual), delivering group education, joint home visits, care home visits and supporting the dietitians for Discharge Home to Assess service and at Community hospitals.

We are an innovative service, working alongside various partners and specialties. We are part of the wider ICS Nutrition group, and work closely with our ICB colleagues on real food – food based initiatives.

We are committed to delivering a quality service, value staff training and CPD, participate regularly in student training and have a robust appraisal and supervisory framework. Electronic records are used throughout the Trust, further aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings and be in a position to work as part of an MDT, yet work remotely if needed as part of a hybrid approach to our work/ life balance.

The post requires a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purpose is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Working for our organisation

• A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
• You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
• We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision -  Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities 
• Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds 
• We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
• You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose.  We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.