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Job overview
The successful applicant will be part of a small friendly innovative team who support Care homes and their residents in Hillingdon. We are a multidisciplinary team, including GPs and Matrons, with borough wide support from a Care Home Pharmacist, Care of the Elderly Consultant and Speech And Language Therapist.
Post holder will be required to deliver specialised nutrition and dietetic advice to complex patients in care homes those at high risk of developing malnutrition, work independently, manage a significant clinical caseload and contribute to policy development on matters relating to nutrition and dietetics.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
* Complete full nutritional assessments, set goals, and deliver evidence‑based interventions.
* Advise MDTs on dietetic management, including interpreting biochemistry and adjusting nutrition plans.
* Lead ONS‑related work: auditing prescriptions, monitoring patients, ensuring cost‑effective use.
* Train staff on food diaries, food‑first approaches, enriched menus, hydration, constipation prevention, and food‑based activities.
* Accept referrals for wider dietetic needs (e.g., diabetes, wound healing, IBS, deficiencies).
Professional & Governance
* Ensure legal, ethical, and professional standards in all practice.
* Keep accurate records and communicate appropriately with GPs, nurses, and MDT colleagues.
* Contribute to in‑service training, student supervision, and appraisal processes.
Organisational
* Manage and prioritise own caseload independently.
* Maintain electronic diaries, collect data, and support service reporting.
* Work collaboratively with health, social care, and voluntary services.
Communication & Training
* Deliver behaviour‑change support to residents and staff.
* Provide formal and informal training to care‑home staff, nurses, students, and community groups.
* Educate homes on MUST screening and nutrition‑support pathways.
Develop resources and contribute to strategic projects
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an effective rehabilitation dietetic service for residents across Hillingdon care homes incorporating clinical and teaching work, including audits of ONS prescriptions, monitoring patients, training staff on fluid and food diaries, and supporting end‑of‑life care with regards to eating and drinking.
Person specification
Experience
* Relevant experience of working in an MDT.
* Experience in nutritional screening training to other health professionals.
* Evidence of developing, implementing and evaluating projects.
* Experience of teaching and assessing students.
* Evidence of delivering training sessions.
* Experience of clinical audit.
* Evidence of innovative service improvement projects.
Qualifications
* Degree or Post‑Graduate Diploma in Dietetics.
* Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council.
* Membership of the British Dietetic Association.
* Registered member of specialist Older Peoples Specialist Group (Desirable).
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI‑generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications or experience. Over reliance on AI‑generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant’s chances of success. Artificial Intelligence is prohibited during the interview process.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients and service users when working in healthcare settings.
* Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
* Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
* Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13‑week probationary period.
* If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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