Job Description

Surrey Downs Health & Care



Join our dynamic and supportive team in delivering exceptional care to our community! We're seeking a dedicated Dietitian, whether you're a newly qualified professional or bring experience to the table. If you're passionate about patient-centered care, we want to hear from you.

In this role, you'll collaborate closely with our Lead Dietitian and team members to provide excellent dietary services across various settings, including patients' homes, community hospitals, care homes, and clinics. You'll have the chance to work with a diverse range of conditions, from nutrition support to managing coeliac disease, gastroenterology issues, weight management, diabetes, and more.

At Surrey Downs Health and Care, we offer a hybrid working model, granting you the flexibility to work remotely or at multiple sites throughout the borough. We're committed to your growth, providing opportunities for student training and professional development. Expect regular supervision and continuous professional development opportunities to enhance your skills and expertise.



To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages.



Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.



Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:



The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area



CSH Surrey



Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust



Surrey Council County



Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.



It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.



In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.



Work as part of the team undertaking lead responsibilities as negotiated and agreed with District Nurse



Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times



Assess individual care needs, implement and evaluate holistic programmes of care



Involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers



Take every opportunity to promote health and wellbeing of the patient



Develop effective communication and liaison systems



Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to SDHC procedures



Facilitate/undertake training and professional updating for team and students



Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff



Maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based nursing care



Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines



Support/mentor team members and participate in clinical supervision activities



Work without direct supervision and to maintain close liaison with the senior team member, deputising as required



Be responsible and maintain timely patient care



Be responsible for maintain data entry and other record keeping



To work in co-operation and partnership with all other professionals and agencies involved in the care of the patient



Be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals



Participate in the SDHC Clinical Governance Strategy



Participate in the SDHC Risk Management Strategy



Undertake any such other duties which may be required from time to time as are consistent with the post



Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines



Staff are employed to work within SDHC localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs.