Description
We are seeking a Band 6 Community Learning Disabilities Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team in Wandsworth on a 12-month fixed-term basis.
The successful candidate will provide specialist nutritional assessment, intervention and support for adults with learning disabilities who present with a wide range of nutritional needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide specialist dietetic assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities presenting with dysphagia, malnutrition, obesity, enteral feeding needs, and other complex nutritional issues.
- Manage and prioritise a defined caseload of adults with learning disabilities within community settings.
- Undertake comprehensive, person-centred dietetic assessments and establish realistic, evidence-based goals.
- Monitor and review clients receiving home enteral feeding, liaising with acute dietetic services, community teams, carers, and other professionals.
- Provide dietary and nutritional advice to service users, families, carers, support providers, and professionals.
Requirements:
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Registered as Dietitian with HCPC
- Minimum of two years post graduate experience in dietetics services
- Experience working with enteral feeding
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in the NHS
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.