Job summary
- Main area
- Nutritonist B4
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-SOUTH-9891
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 166 Roehampton Lane
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £30,279 - £33,116 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 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 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
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
- Communicating with patients, carers and health care professionals to ensure nutritional requirements are assessed and addressed.
- To be responsible for undertaking basic clinical investigations following agreed protocols such as height, weight, calculating BMI and BMIz score, body composition and waist circumference.
- To record patient’s anthropometric measurements and other relevant details using standard recording procedure and adhering to department standards.
- To assist in the delivery and evaluation of a family-based healthy lifestyle programme.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
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.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- May Robertson
- Job title
- Nutritionist Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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