Job Description

Specialist Community Dietitian Band 6



Reading, Berkshire, Full time (37.5hrs) - job share can be considered



The Paediatric Community Dietetic Service based in Tilehurst, Reading- has an opportunity to offer a permanent full time paediatric Band 6 role.



The post holder will be covering a varied community caseload, including clinics across Berkshire seeing patients for fussy eating/ CMPA/ Gastro issues/ faltering growth along with other dietetic concerns. There are also opportunities to develop experience and skills in other areas of community dietetics as well as line managing and mentoring junior staff.



We are a mobile working service and offer our patients the choice of face-to-face, virtual and phone appointments as well as home visits. To support this, we have excellent IT access and support staff home-working where appropriate.



As a team we strongly value continuing professional development and offer an employee-led appraisal process and personal development plan. We will support you to develop your ideas for research and audit and offer collaboration and training with our Research & Development and Clinical Effectiveness teams. We also engage in student training and facilitate teaching opportunities.



We are continually striving to improve the service we offer our patients and embrace new ways of working via our Quality Improvement System (QMIS)



We are looking for enthusiastic, skilled and committed dietitians to join this forward-thinking team.



Working under the guidance of the Clinical Lead Dietitian, to provide dietetic care to a varied and diverse caseload of patients in the community and community inpatients.



Providing specialist dietetic treatments e.g. CMPA and fussy eating advice



Delivering a proportion of some care using online platforms e.g. One Consultation and MS Teams



Coaching, delegating work to , and supporting Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (DAPs) and involvement in student training programme.



Involvement in departmental research activity and quality improvement project work



Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

Caring for and about you is our top priority



Committed to providing good quality, safe services



Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions



Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:



Flexible working options to support work-life balance



27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell



Generous NHS pension scheme



Excellent learning and career development opportunities



'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles



Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services



Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants



Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality



Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave



Free parking across Trust sites

The "must haves" for this role:

An undergraduate degree or post-grad qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics and registered with Health Care Professionals Council and full BDA membership



Ability to demonstrate good experience and knowledge in paediatric dietetics



Aptitude for coaching and supervising junior staff including Dietetic Assistant Practitioners.



Ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly, travelling to multiple sites if required.



Ability to work from home with access to Wi-Fi using equipment provided by BHFT



For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.



We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.



We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.



We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to email: Trudie May trudie.may@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.



Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.