Dietitian

Job summary We are lookingfor someone who is passionate about delivering a quality, evidence-basedservice, who relishes working independently in a busy setting.
The post holder will have the opportunity todevelop and advance their skills in the community, alongside enhancing theevidence base for dietetics in a care home setting.
We are looking for aqualified Dietitian to lead this programme of work and demonstrate theimpact of dietetics in this setting.The postholder will provide nutritional support to adult patients in the communitysetting.
They will work predominantly to manage elderly and frail patients inneed of nutrition support in care homes, taking a 'food-first' approach.,They willassess residents nutritional intake and implement a range of nutritional careplans (within protocols and scope of practice), monitor progression, and makealterations to the nutrition care plan as required.
The postholder will work asan autonomous practitioner, liaising directly with residents, family members,Care Home staff and other healthcare professionals optimising nutrition withinthis setting.As part of therole the post holder will provide a training offer to up-skill care homes andrelevant front line staff on a range of nutritional areas.
Main duties of the job The role involves providing high-quality nutritional care to patients within the community setting, including assessing nutritional status, creating care plans, and setting patient-centered goals.
Duties include monitoring patient progress, adjusting care plans as necessary, and conducting anthropometric measurements such as height, weight, BMI, and handgrip strength.
The position requires using clinical reasoning to promote a food-first approach and recommend oral nutritional supplements where appropriate.
The role also involves supporting care home staff by providing nutrition education, delivering training on nutrition and hydration, and organizing community-based activities.
Regular travel to care homes is required, as well as liaising with multidisciplinary teams, offering advice to patients and families, and supporting less experienced staff.
Additional responsibilities include managing workload, participating in clinical supervision and audits, maintaining accurate records, and addressing communication barriers.
The role also includes contributing to team projects and ensuring smooth service delivery through effective teamwork and delegation.
About us Nimbuscare is anot-for-profit organisation that aims to be a collaborative and agile providerthat cares for its people and patients.
Nimbuscare is based in York and isowned by all the practices in the city, however we deliver services over awider footprint.Who are weWe deliver Urgent Careservices in collaboration with the hospital and GP practices in York,Scarborough, Whitby, Malton and Selby.
We also provide community-based frailtycare, which focuses on treating people in the community where we can.
We alsoaim to shift services into the community where possible, for example ourcommunity diagnostic centres run in partnership with the Acute Trust.We are committed tocontributing towards a better NHS based on equity, fairness, innovation,collaboration and quality.We are part of thesystem, and we are here to stay.Nimbuscare is committedto improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communitieswe serve.
We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote aninclusive supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.As a DisabilityConfident Committed employer disabled applicants who meet the essentialcriteria for this job are guaranteed an interview.Please note Nimbuscaredoes not hold a license to sponsor any visa applications and we are unable toprovide any advice about visas Job description Job responsibilities OtherResponsibilities: Be aware of and comply with allrelevant policies/guidelines, prescribing, confidentiality, dataprotection, health and safety.
Commitment and contribution toachievement of the highest possible quality standards.
Commitment to life-long learningand audit to ensure evidence-based best practice.
Contribute to evaluation/audit andclinical standard setting within the organisation.
Attendance at regular in-housegovernance and educational meetings and training as well as events at otheragencies as appropriate.
Assist with the training of otherstaff members.
Contribute to the development ofcomputer-based patient records.
Contribute to the summarising ofpatient records and Read-Coding patient data.
Take responsibility that anyequipment either clinical or otherwise, used when working, is taken due care ofand locked away at the end of every working session.Business responsibilities: Maintain ethos and culture ofNimbuscare.
Positively promote Nimbuscare.
Support Line Managers as required.
Adhere to Health & Safety andeducate staff within your role.
Apply Nimbuscare policies,standards and guidance.
Attend in-house governance,educational and staff meetings as appropriate.
Suggest and support theintroduction of new working processes to optimise quality.
Communicate to ensure that allemployees operate as an effective team.
Build and maintain relationshipswith other healthcare professionals, including GPs, GP surgery personnel, carehome personnel and CCG personnel etc.Safeguarding:Everyone withinNimbuscare has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of Adults-at-risk (vulnerable adults), children and youngpeople and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.
Be fully aware of and understandyour duties and responsibilities arising from the Childrens Act 2004 andWorking Together to Safeguard Children 2018, in relation to child protectionand safeguarding children and young people.
Be fully aware of and understandyour duties and responsibilities arising from the DOH Policy No Secrets (2000),and the principles of safeguarding as they apply to Adults-at-risk (vulnerableadults) in relation to your work.
Recognise the types and signs ofabuse and neglect.
Ensure the Nimbuscare SafeguardingLead is alerted to, and kept fully informed of, any concerns you may have inrelation to safeguarding adults, children and young people.
Adhere to Nimbuscare and localChild Protection and Safeguarding Adult policies and procedures.ProfessionalDevelopment and Education Responsibilities: Participation in individualperformance reviews, including maintaining a record of own personal and/orprofessional development.
Working in conjunction withmanagement, assess own learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
Develop and utilise a writtenPersonal Development Plan.
Make effective use of learningopportunities within and outside the workplace, evaluating their effectivenessand feeding back relevant information.
Disseminate learning andinformation gained to other team members in order to share good practice andinform others about current and future developments.
Undertake mandatory and statutorytraining as required.Teamworking: Understand own role and scope inthe organisation and identify how this may develop over time.
Work as an effective andresponsible team member and leader, supporting others and exploring the mechanismsto develop new ways of working.
Accept delegation from seniorstaff, prioritise own workload and delegate as appropriate and ensure effectivetime management strategies are embedded in own practice.
Participate in team activities thatcreate opportunities to improve patient care.
Contribute to the effectiveness ofthe team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions onways to improve and enhance the teams performance.
Participate and support localprojects as agreed with the management team.
Delegate clearly and appropriately,adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of thosetaking on delegated duties.Confidentiality: In the course of seeking treatment,customers entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information inrelation to their health and other matters.They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that you willrespect their privacy and act appropriately.
In the performance of your dutiesoutlined in this Job Description, you may have access to confidentialinformation relating to customers and their carers, Nimbuscare staff and otherhealthcare workers.
You may also haveaccess to information relating to Nimbuscare as a business organisation.
All such information from any source is to beregarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to customers,carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of Nimbuscare mayonly be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Nimbuscare policiesand procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal andsensitive data.
Be aware of your responsibilitiesunder the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).Health &Safety:You will assistin promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and securityas defined in the Nimbuscare Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systemswithin the workplace according to guidelines.
Identifying the risks involved inwork activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages thoserisks.
Making effective use of training toupdate your knowledge and skills.
Using appropriate infection controlprocedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free fromhazards.
Reporting potential risksidentified.Equality andDiversity:You willsupport the equality, diversity and rights of customers, carers and colleagues,to include: Acting in a way that recognises theimportance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistentwith Nimbuscare procedures and policies, and current legislation.
Respecting the privacy, dignity,needs and beliefs of customers, carers and colleagues.
Behaving in a manner which iswelcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects theircircumstances, feelings priorities and rights.Quality:You will striveto maintain quality within Nimbuscare, and will: Alert other team members to issuesof quality and risk.
Assess own performance and takeaccountability for own actions, either directly or underSupervision: Effectively manage own time,workload and resources.
Work within own limitations andexperience.
Be aware of and co-operate withaudit.
Work effectively with individualsin other agencies to meet patients needs.
Portray a professional image at alltimes.Communication:You shouldrecognise the importance of effective communication within the team and willstrive to: Communicate effectively with otherteam members.
Communicate effectively withcustomers and carers.
Recognise peoples needs foralternative methods of communication and respond accordingly.This list of duties is not exhaustive.
Person Specification Experience Essential Evidence of knowledge relevant to role; including an understanding of the management of a range of conditions including frailty, dysphagia and diabetes.
Experience working in a healthcare setting.
Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team Desirable Experience of providing nutrition support within the community or care home setting Experience of gathering and interpreting audit data/information Qualifications Essential HCPC Registered Dietitian Evidence of relevant CPD activities Knowledge and Awareness Essential Evidence of competence in patient assessment skills including anthropometric measurements.
Awareness of own skills and limitations.
Evidence of regular updates and utilisation of specialist skills and competencies.
Desire to develop knowledge through clinical supervision.
Desirable Knowledge of outcome measures to evaluate clinical practice.
Skills and Abilities Essential Strong communication skills with the ability to present information, both written and orally, in an accurate, clear and logical manner including within a group or 1-1 setting.
Demonstrate appropriate engagement of others and ability to work as an effective member of an MDT.
Ability to recognise when to escalate concerns to a qualified member of staff regarding patient care.
Ability to keep up to date and accurate patient records.
Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Able to educate patients and colleagues within their scope of practice.
Able to manage own workload and delegate work appropriately.
Competent IT skills use Excel and PowerPoint.
Personal Attributes Essential Caring and compassionate nature Empathetic Confident, honest and reliable Self-motivated and keen to learn Flexible and creative Desirable Negotiation, persuasion, motivation and counselling skills Personal Attributes Essential Confident, compassionate and caring nature Empathetic Honest and reliable Self motivated and able to work on own initiative Flexible, adaptive and creative Desirable Motivation to learn and develop.
Other Essential Must have full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes