Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Community Dietitian
- Gradd
- Band 5
- Contract
- Parhaol: Permanent
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 848-BHC-243-25
- Cyflogwr
- Bromley Healthcare
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- St Pauls Cray Clinic
- Tref
- Orpington
- Cyflog
- £35,763 - £43,466 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 16/09/2025 23:59
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 02/10/2025
Teitl cyflogwr

Band 5 Community Dietitian - Bexley
Band 5
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Band 5 Community Dietitian - Bexley
£35,763 - £43,466 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full-time - 37.5 hours per week
Would you like to work for an organisation that is progressive, innovative and provides quality care for families in Bromley? To find out what it's like to work for Bromley Healthcare please view our videos on YouTube, search for Bromley Healthcare and you will get a flavour of Bromley Healthcare.
We are currently looking for a Band 5 Community Dietitian to join our dynamic, friendly team who are patient-focused and thrive on providing quality care. There may opportunities to work across other BHC Dietetics services to support career development.
Proposed Interview date week commencing Thurs 2nd Oct 2025
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The Adult Community Dietitian will support the Adult Community Team for Bromley in providing a co-ordinated Nutrition and Dietetic service. The service provides a domiciliary-based service to patients predominantly for nutrition support and home enteral feeding. This includes support, assessment, and on-going reviews.
- To manage a clinical caseload within the Adult Community Dietetic Service.
- To demonstrate specialist knowledge in the area of Dietetics, underpinned by current evidence based practice.
- To work autonomously to provide expert nutritional and dietetic advice to patients referred to the service under the care of GPs and other healthcare professionals.
- To work as an independent practitioner and be responsible for managing and prioritising patient caseloads. Settings include patient`s homes and care homes across the borough (including mental health and learning disabilities care homes).
- To communicate nutritional information to patients, their families and carers. To adapt the presentation of this information to be appropriate for a wide range of learning ability.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
- To advise on the safe and appropriate use of different products available over the counter e.g. vitamins, minerals, specialist dietary products
- To advise on the prescribing of nutritional supplements listed as ACBS (Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances), vitamins and minerals.
- To work in partnership with Local Medicines Management Team and Prescribing Support Dietitians to support local policy on appropriate prescribing.
- To make recommendations to medical practitioners regarding the need for diagnostic tests i.e. blood tests.
- To communicate sensitively and effectively with patients/residents, including those without capacity, and care staff to ensure the nutritional goals are met.
- To provide clinical advice and support to dietetic assistant practitioners and contribute to the identification of any future training/development needs.
- To be flexible and cover part of the workload of other dietitians during leave of absence if required.
- To utilize developed communication and teaching skills to initiate, develop, deliver and evaluate group education, training and support for patients, families and carers in groups of various sizes. This includes a wide range of nutrition and dietetic issues including new guidelines and nutritional information.
- To ensure that all assessments, communication techniques and advice and treatments are appropriate to the patient’s level of knowledge, including social, cultural and religion needs.
- To initiate, develop, monitor and evaluate evidence-based, written information and resources to support nutritional interventions and teaching.
- To provide a broad range of nutrition and dietetic advice for a wide range of medical conditions to adults and their carers to meet varying needs. Advice on treatments may need to be given where there is no national or professional consensus to assessment and treatment.
- To undertake comprehensive dietetic patient assessments, including patients who have barriers to communication, using a range of methods, including interview skills, interpretation of blood biochemistry, calculation of nutrition requirements and anthropometrical measurements.
- To make independent clinical judgements and diagnoses (such as lipid modification, nutrient deficiencies) based on these assessments, in settings where access to other health professionals for professional support is not immediately available.
- To evaluate outcomes of dietetic interventions through the monitoring and review of nutritional care plans, and adjusting care plans to facilitate achievement of goals.
Manyleb y person
Professional Registration
Meini prawf hanfodol
- HCPC Registration as a Dietitian
Meini prawf dymunol
- Registered member of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
IT
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Competent in use of IT including use of electronic patient records
- Microsoft Word and Power point, Internet and e-mail
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of using EMIS
- Advanced IT Skills i.e. confident in use of Microsoft Excel and Access
- Confident in the use of dietary analysis programmes.
Personnal qualities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- Knowledge of our Business
- Committed to hitting targets
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Successful completion of all clinical placements
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience in supervising and training student dietitians.
- Experience in delivering a training programme for other health professionals and clients
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience in home enteral feeding
Specific skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to work independently with regular support and supervision from Senior Clinicians.
- Clinically competent to give specialist advice, treatment and dietary counselling to support behaviour change in adults and their carers with diverse healthcare needs
- Ability to use clinical judgement and clinical reasoning skills in assessing and evaluating complex, sensitive and contentious patient information to patients/carers and within the multi-disciplinary team
- Good negotiation, persuasion, motivation and counselling skills
- Knowledge of relevant national
- Recognise limits of own authority within the role and seek professional support appropriately
- Confident in the use of different equipment for accurate anthropometry (body measurements)
- Car driver and Current valid driving license
Meini prawf dymunol
- Understanding of professional issues and ethics, and their application to practice
- Ability to work with patients with complex communication needs and/or barriers to communication and understanding
- Ability to interpret clinical information/data and develop clinical guidelines protocols and standards
Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and experiential learning
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Meini prawf dymunol
- Post-registration course for clinical supervisory skills, training of student dietitians (or equivalent) and/ or experience of supervising students
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Sarah Belaon
- Teitl y swydd
- Joint Service Lead for Community Dietetics
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07770 738162
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