Job overview

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic dietitian, to join the community team at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) in West Herts Intermediate Care team as part of the Integrated Nutrition and Dietetics Service and is split between the dietetic care of home visits, clinics, care homes and home enteral feeding depending on service needs. This band 6 post will be based Sandridge Gate Business Centre in St. Albans and is part time at 0.5 WTE.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic dietitian open to innovation, with excellent communication and team working skills to join our team. The post holder will work in collaboration with a variety of professionals, community staff and care agencies.

This post joins a larger team of dietitians working across Hertfordshire within a number of specialties including paediatrics, neurology, home enteral feeding and diabetes. We work in collaboration with other Trusts and stakeholders providing aspects of dietetic care to
patients within Hertfordshire. As part of our service we work in conjunction with our partners Hertfordshire Independent Living Service and Age UK Hertfordshire with focus on care home education and tackling social causes of malnutrition. 

We can offer you 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,769  and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum (pro rata)

Main duties of the job

The role includes patient work including experience in the following areas:

• Outpatient clinics (face to face and virtual)
• Home enteral feeding
• Home visits and care homes
• Group education 

You must hold a full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum and a maximum payment per annum, pro rata where applicable.

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.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

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.

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.

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