Job summary
- Main area
- Nutritionists
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-SOUTH-7416397
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 166 Roehampton Lane
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £32,199 - £34,876 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nutritionist
Band 4
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Nutritionist - Band 4 - Wandsworth
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust works across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
CLCH are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Registered Nutritionist to join our Wandsworth Healthy Lifestyle Team.
The Wandsworth Healthy Lifestyle Team works across the borough to deliver Health4Life weight management programs to children aged 2-11 years as well as Mothers with a baby under 2 years old. The team work alongside the Health Visitors and School Nurses to provide excellent locally based care to families within the Wandsworth borough.
You will need to display excellent communication skills and be able to work in a kind and compassionate manner to deliver motivating Nutrition Education sessions. You will need to be creative in your approach in order to engage children of all ages. Mobile and agile working is a key part of the way the services operates so you will need to be comfortable travelling between venues throughout the week.
Main duties of the job
What do you need to join our team?
- Hold a Nutrition or related Public Health degree along with registration to a relevant professional registering body in the UK (Registration with the Association for Nutrition or the British Dietetic Association)
- Experience working with children aged 2-11years
- An enthusiastic can do attitude
Find out more information about working and living in South West London here - https://clch.nhs.uk/job/working-clch/clch-southwestlondon#!/select_sector
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic literacy, numeracy, general education
- Hold a Nutrition or Public Health qualification along with registration with a relevant professional registering body in the UK for either nutrition or dietetics (AfN/BDA).
Desirable criteria
- Physical activity knowledge
- Food hygiene certificate.
Experience
Essential criteria
- To have experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Previous experience working with children (ages 2-11)
- Experience in dealing with members of the public who may have communication difficulties
- To work independently within defined parameters.
Desirable criteria
- To have experience working with post-natal mothers
- To have previous experience of working as a Nutritionist in a healthcare setting.
- Experience in delivering group education programmes.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understands the links between diet and health
- Knowledge of the public health agenda and the health care needs of individuals in the community
- Understands Health & Safety Policy and is aware of the need to comply with other relevant Trust and departmental policies and procedures
- Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to manage time, meet deadlines, use initiative and deal with day-to-day pressures and demands
- Good communication skills in both verbal and written format
- Excellent attention to detail
- Knowledge of how the NHS works and what a Trust is
- Ability to work in and adapt to a changing environment
- Understand the need for confidentiality
- Understanding and commitment to Equal Opportunities
- To have respect for clients as individuals
- Ability to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to service users
- Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service, and awareness of own limitations and development needs
- Understanding and awareness of working with different ethnic communities within the borough.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of anthropometric measurements and screening tools
Key Attributes
Essential criteria
- Personally and professionally responsible
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and reliable
- Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptations (able to travel about the borough by walking, cycling, public transport or car)
- Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the day.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Daisy Gresswell
- Job title
- Infant Feeding and Healthy Weight Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824895809
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