Community Dietitain

Community Dietitian - Band 6

Location: Hillingdon Community Services Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)
Contract Type: Bank / Agency
Salary: Competitive Hourly Rate
Start Date: As soon as possible

About the Role

We are recruiting a Band 6 Community Dietitian to join the Community Adult Rehabilitation Service within CNWL.

This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist nutritional support to adults within their own homes, care homes, and intermediate care settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic assessment and treatment for adults requiring nutritional support, including Home Enteral Tube Feeding (HETF)

• Deliver evidence-based nutritional interventions for patients who are malnourished, at risk of malnutrition, or enterally fed

• Assess and calculate nutritional requirements, including food fortification, oral nutritional supplements, and enteral feeding regimens

• Provide dietary counselling and support behaviour change to patients, families, and carers

• Make recommendations to GPs regarding appropriate prescribing of oral nutritional supplements and enteral feeds

• Participate in MDT meetings, discharge planning, and collaborative community care pathways

• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and caseload management

• Support training and education for healthcare staff, carers, and students

• Contribute to audit, service development, and quality improvement initiatives

Essential Requirements

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in Dietetics

• HCPC registration as a Dietitian

• Experience working within community or adult rehabilitation settings

• Knowledge of nutritional support, including oral nutrition support and enteral feeding

• Strong communication, clinical reasoning, and organisational skills

• Ability to work independently and manage a clinical caseload effectively

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for community visits

Desirable

• Experience in Home Enteral Tube Feeding services

• Experience supervising students or support staff

• Knowledge of rehabilitation and long-term condition management

• Experience contributing to audit or service development projects

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to work within a specialist community rehabilitation service

• Supportive multidisciplinary working environment

• Flexible bank/agency opportunity within CNWL

• Meaningful role supporting patients to maximise independence and quality of life

• Opportunities for continued professional development and service innovation

Additional Information

• Community-based role requiring travel across Hillingdon

• Lone working involved in community settings

• Flexible working arrangements may be available in line with service needs