Community Dietitian in Ealing

Site: Mattock Lane Health Centre/ Acton Lane Health Centre/ Featherstone Road Health Centre

Town: Ealing

Salary: £35,763 - £43,466 Per annum incl. HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 09/03/2026 23:59

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.

Job overview:

To provide a Nutrition and Dietetic Service in the Community in the Borough of Ealing. This includes dietetic clinics (long term conditions and nutrition support) and domiciliary visits at patients' homes and care homes. To be responsible for own caseload of clients and maintain associated records - liaising with Specialist Dietitians for complex referrals, as required. To be a trusted source of nutritional advice to members of Primary Health Care Teams, consultants, allied and other health professionals, local authority professionals, education, and community groups. To provide nutrition education and training to professionals within Ealing, student dietitians and community groups. To provide effective health promotion/community development activities and delivering group sessions for obesity and other long term conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• To work autonomously to provide a dietetic service including appropriate dietary assessment and treatment in specific community settings such as Health Centres, a domiciliary service to clients in their own homes and Care Homes (residential and nursing), group sessions and telephone and video consultations within Ealing. To seek guidance from supervisor/senior members of the team for more complex patients.
• To provide nutritional advice to clients and carers. This will involve nutritional assessment (interpretation of anthropometrics, biochemistry, clinical condition, diet history, patient environment and patient focus) to develop a dietetic diagnosis. Use evidence-based guidelines to develop treatment plans (calculation of nutritional requirements and client-centred goals) in order to optimise patient outcomes.
• To be responsible for maintaining associated patient records.
• To recommend food fortification or supplementation to meet requirements and appropriate provision of oral nutrition supplements or enteral feeds off FP10 in Ealing.
• To provide advice to medical practitioners on the appropriate prescribing of or discontinuation of ACBS products such as enteral feeding products, oral nutritional supplements and vitamin and mineral supplements.
• To facilitate, set up and amend patients' home enteral tube feeding regimens and home deliveries.
• To communicate sensitive information effectively with patients from a wide range of backgrounds, carers and families, tailored to their needs, to gain consent, ensure understanding of condition, treatment options, risks, acceptance and compliance with dietary treatment.
• To apply communication, negotiation and counselling skills to empower patients to achieve long term lifestyle and behavioural changes taking into account emotional, physical, social and psychological barriers.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary / multi-agency collaborative workings to promote continuity of care.
• To use clinical judgement to refer clients to other services and professionals when appropriate.
• To provide timely and informative client reports and discharge summaries for GPs, consultants, other Allied Health Professionals, nursing and other staff as required.
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work and ensure that own work is within own scope and you abide by professional standards, confidentiality and clinical guidelines.
• To ensure clinical effectiveness through evidence-based practice when providing appropriate interventions and evaluation of outcomes.
• To undertake research and audit in line with the Nutrition & Dietetic Service’s Annual Audit Plan, with guidance from Specialist Dietitians as needed.
• To attend and actively participate in the service’s Peer Support and Clinical Supervision programmes.
• To attend and actively contribute to Community Services Nutrition & Dietetics meetings.
• To actively participate in the development and updating of evidence based patient resources, clinical standards, departmental policies and procedures, clinical guidelines and referral pathways.
• To identify, assess, plan and deliver nutrition training/education to professionals working in Ealing.
• To participate in the orientation and induction of new members of Trust staff.
• To plan, assess and deliver dietetic student training and other students.
• To plan, deliver and evaluate health promotion sessions to vulnerable community groups.
• To work within the British Dietetic Association code of professional conduct and Health and Care Professions Council standards.
• To participate fully in the Professional Development Review process (PDR), ensuring the objectives set reflect Trust priorities.
• To be responsible for maintaining own professional competency to practice through relevant CPD activities and to maintain a CPD portfolio to reflect this.
• To provide cover for other dietitians during periods of staff absence.
• To be responsible for managing time effectively, planning, prioritising and organising your own workload, balancing professional demands, pressures and deadlines.
• To maintain strict confidentiality of patients’ records in accordance with the HCPC code of practice.
• To have an understanding of the trust’s diversity policy and provide a fair, non-biased and patient centred service.
• To work within infection control and health and safety guidelines in order to deal appropriately with unpleasant conditions related to client contact.
• To keep accurate, contemporaneous and comprehensive notes and electronic records of all patients and to keep statistics in accordance with current service requirements.
• To be responsible for equipment provided to them e.g. scales, height measures.
• To demonstrate compassion, empathy and sensitivity to clients who may have emotional and physical conditions and social concerns requiring moderate emotional effort on a daily basis.
• To perform tasks which require moderate to high mental effort on a daily basis.
• To perform tasks which require the use and transportation of anthropometric measurement equipment for dietary assessment and research/audit.
• Frequent exposure to lone working conditions in a variety of settings.
• To travel to clients’ homes, clinics or community settings using the most appropriate form of transport.
• To respond to inconsistent work patterns and to be able to respond to stressful situations, manage time effectively, make adjustments and re-prioritise as required.
• May be frequently exposed to unpleasant working conditions such as unhygienic and cluttered environments, pets and other animals.
• May be exposed to adverse or extreme weather conditions on a regular basis.
• May be exposed to verbal and physical aggression from clients, family members or carers.
• To comply with Trust Moving and Handling, Lone Working, Health and Safety and Risk Assessment Policies at all times.

Person specification:

Experience:

• Post-registration experience working with patients or the general public.
• Knowledge of audits and evaluation methods.
• Knowledge of working effectively autonomously and within a team.
• Knowledge of diversity issues and ability to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Abilities and qualification:

• Health Professions Council Registration.

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. Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.