Overview
Main area Specialist dietitian working for The Care Home Support Team Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Job share - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 333-G-HC-1580
Employer Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS Site Beaufort House Town Uxbridge
Salary £53,751 - £60,651 pa inc HCAS pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/03/2026 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 7
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
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.
Post holder will be required to be able to work independently and manage a significant clinical caseload in the care homes 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.
Working for our organisation
We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top-quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own working including management of patients.
2. To undertake nutritional assessment and identify treatment goals of referred patients, taking into account medical, social and cultural factors.
3. To provide nutrition support clinical leadership in providing a service to more complex clinical cases in care homes
4. To provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable for the patient’s medical, social and cultural factors which is evidence-based.
5. To take lead in providing expert dietetic advice to the multidisciplinary team (MDT) in MDT meetings. To liaise with all members of the team to advice on treatment and dietary management for patients with nutrition support needs, and their families and carers.
6. To make recommendations to the medical and care home teams regarding adaptation of medication regimes and nutritional supplementary feeds for the management of nutritional support patients based on interpretation of biochemical parameters and clinical signs.
7. To be responsible for the provision of an effective rehabilitation dietetic service for residents across Hillingdon care homes incorporating clinical and teaching work:
* audit all homes for ONS prescriptions not initiated by a CNWL dietitian for clinical suitability, continuation, most cost-effective product, etc.
* monitor patients on ONS.
* train care home staff on use of fluid and food diaries in order to facilitate accurate assessment.
* train kitchen staff and food first principles, enriching foods, menus and homemade milkshake recipes.
* Train activity coordinators on food based activities to promote good nutrition and hydration in care home residents.
* train care home staff on proactive prevention of constipation and promote reduction in automatic laxative use.
* accept referral for other dietetic care needs eg wound healing, diabetes, weight reducing, gluten free, IBS, vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
* support end of life care with regards to eating and drinking.
8. To ensure a high standard of clinical and professional practice.
Professional/Clinical Governance:
1. To assess the ability of individual patients to provide informed consent to treatment, working within a legal framework with those patients who lack the capacity to consent.
2. To undertake and document risk assessments as a regular part of the rehabilitation process, guiding the goal-setting process with the patients.
3. To maintain a high standard of clinical expertise by undertaking a variety of continuing professional development (CPD) activities throughout the year and maintaining a portfolio.
4. To keep up to date with clinical developments in the field of dietetics and to implement changes in clinical practice to the service, based on evidence based research and best practice information.
5. To participate in the planning and delivery of in-service training programmes to peers/junior staff.
6. To participate in the CNWL appraisal process.
7. To participate in the Hillingdon Community Health’s clinical governance programme by undertaking a range of activities, including departmental audit work, contribution to service development, identification of clinical risk, and incident investigation.
8. To undertake the measurement and evaluation of own work and current practice through the use of audit and outcome measures to meet required KPIs.
9. To represent the service at multidisciplinary meetings so that care is coordinated, and rehabilitation issues form an integral part of case management.
10. To accurately record all assessments and interventions in dietetic records and nursing documentation (nursing homes) in line with Trust Policy and British Dietetic Association documentation Guidelines. To communicate in writing/electronically with other agencies as appropriate, e.g. GP’s, district nurses, hospital dietitians, and other members of the MDT about patient care, complying with data protection laws.
11. To support new initiatives in accordance with national guidelines from Department of Health. To maintain contacts with professional bodies and special clinical interest group and quality governance protocols.
12. To participate in the individual development and performance review system.
13. To be fully compliant with all trust mandatory trainings.
14. To undertake management duties as required ensuring the co-ordination and smooth running and effective delivery of the community service.
15. To constructively participate in service meetings; including reviewing and presenting journal articles and preparing CPD sessions for the department and participating in service developments
16. To work as part of the MDT involved in strategic projects
Organisational
1. To ensure that accurate and evaluative records of patient care are maintained in accordance with service standards.
2. To maintain up to date electronic diary and outcomes of all appointments as required by the service and ensure that others do likewise.
3. To participate in the collection of statistical data and audit activity as required by the service.
4. To be aware of the Health and Safety aspects at work and follow trust policies as may be required including prompt reporting of accidents and ensuring safety of all equipment used, reporting faulty items and removing from service.
5. To plan, organise and prioritise patients’ caseload to meet patient need.
6. To organise appointments and maintain own diary.
7. To attend regular meetings within the service.
8. To work alone as an autonomous practitioner in the assessment and treatment of patient within the community evaluating treatment and managing clinical time effectively by caseload prioritisation to meet patient needs and balancing other professional demands.
9. To maintain effective links with medical colleagues, other allied health professionals, social services and voluntary services, to maximise patient care.
Communication/Training:
1. To communicate highly complex nutritional counselling to patients with differing nutritional needs, motivational skills are required to overcome patient’s/staff barriers to change.
2. To utilise developed communication and teaching skills to educate the diverse and multicultural population/staff with barriers to understanding.
3. To deliver formal and informal training to other health care professionals, including pre and post registration training for nurses. This will involve planning, delivering and reviewing the teaching/training sessions. To contribute to organising study days in conjunction with the Trust relating to nutrition and dietetics. To educate nursing/residential homes in the use and interpretation of the MUST nutritional screening tool.
4. To contribute to the training of pre-registration dietetic students including clinical supervision, organising specific visits and taking tutorial sessions.
5. To aid supervision of junior staff, facilitating their professional development and postgraduate learning.
6. To be actively involved in new staff/student induction programmes.
7. To act as a resource for specialist dietary information relating to nutrition support and health promotion for Hillingdon community groups and other related interest groups.
8. To attend the regional groups for Dietitians in BDA specialist interest groups.
9. To be active in the development of resources and forward planning for the future dietetic service.
10. Any other duties required in connection with the work of the department as appropriate to the grade.
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.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.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 of course patients and service users when working on our 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.
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* Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
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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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