# Specialist Neurology Dietitian

**Company**: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
**Location**: Epsom
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £41,957 to £50,387 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 6 Specialist Community Dietitian to join our Neuro-Rehabilitation Service within Surrey Downs Health and Care.

The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality dietetic care to patients with a range of neurological conditions, including stroke, within their homes, care homes, and community clinics.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide specialist dietetic input to patients in the community with long-term conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome.

- Deliver a specialist and high-quality nutrition and dietetic service to support patients requiring nutritional advice in the community.

- Provide specialist dietetic services to local community hospitals.

- Reduce the risk of malnutrition by upskilling health and social care professionals on diet and appropriate nutritional care plans in community settings.

- Collaborate with the Prescribing Support Dietitian to ensure the appropriate and cost-effective use of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) in the community.

- Manage your own caseload, time, and meetings effectively to meet daily deadlines.

Requirements:

- HCPC-registered Dietitian with post-registration experience.

- Experience working with patients with neurological conditions, including stroke.

- Strong communication, clinical reasoning, and team working skills.

- Confidence in managing enteral feeding and ethical issues in a community setting.

- Motivation to contribute to service improvement and audit activities.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year Pro Rata Per Annum inc Fringe HCAS.

- Permanent part-time position.

- Opportunities for professional development and flexible working.

## Skills

### Required
- Dietetics
- Nutritional Advice
- Enteral Feeding Management
- Neurological Conditions
- Communication
- Team Working

### Nice to have
- MSc or post-registration qualification in Low Fodmap or PENG clinical Update
- Member of BDA
- Member of a special interest group of the BDA e.g. PENG Group

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