Opportunity to work in a diverse community setting, engaging with a wide range of patients and clinical conditions, particularly frailty and long-term complex issues.
Autonomous role that allows for independent practice, enabling you to apply your expertise in nutrition directly to patient care.
Collaborative environment working alongside multidisciplinary teams, enhancing professional relationships and integrative patient care.
Focus on addressing malnutrition and providing nutritional support, which is crucial in improving patient health outcomes and quality of life.
Flexible working patterns that include community locations, work-from-home options, and a part-time contract that may offer a better work-life balance.
Access to a supportive and growing team of over 40 professionals, ensuring encouragement, mentoring, and professional development opportunities.
Contribution to the continual development of dietetic services in the community, allowing you to impact positively on local healthcare delivery.
Are you a passionate Dietitian looking to make a real difference in the lives of others? Join our dedicated team at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, where you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting adult patients across beautiful Teignmouth and Dawlish. In this fulfilling position, you'll assess and treat a diverse range of clinical conditions, with a primary focus on malnutrition and providing essential nutritional support to those in their own homes and care settings.
Working closely with a compassionate multidisciplinary team, you'll leverage your expertise while enjoying the flexibility of a community-based role. This 0.5 WTE position (18.75 hours/week) offers a fixed-term contract for 12 months, with the potential for extension or permanent hours. With a friendly and supportive environment, comprehensive training, and opportunities for professional growth, you’ll thrive as you engage with patients and contribute to their care journey. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a dynamic team that truly values your skills and commitment – we can’t wait to welcome you!
For more information or to arrange an informal chat, please reach out to Julie Kemmner, our Lead Community Clinical Dietitian, at julie.kemmner1@nhs.net or call 07768640217. Join us Tuesday to Thursday and start creating positive change in your community today!
Working closely with a compassionate multidisciplinary team, you'll leverage your expertise while enjoying the flexibility of a community-based role. This 0.5 WTE position (18.75 hours/week) offers a fixed-term contract for 12 months, with the potential for extension or permanent hours. With a friendly and supportive environment, comprehensive training, and opportunities for professional growth, you’ll thrive as you engage with patients and contribute to their care journey. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a dynamic team that truly values your skills and commitment – we can’t wait to welcome you!
For more information or to arrange an informal chat, please reach out to Julie Kemmner, our Lead Community Clinical Dietitian, at julie.kemmner1@nhs.net or call 07768640217. Join us Tuesday to Thursday and start creating positive change in your community today!
Opportunity to work in a diverse community setting, engaging with a wide range of patients and clinical conditions, particularly frailty and long-term complex issues.
Autonomous role that allows for independent practice, enabling you to apply your expertise in nutrition directly to patient care.
Collaborative environment working alongside multidisciplinary teams, enhancing professional relationships and integrative patient care.
Focus on addressing malnutrition and providing nutritional support, which is crucial in improving patient health outcomes and quality of life.
Flexible working patterns that include community locations, work-from-home options, and a part-time contract that may offer a better work-life balance.
Access to a supportive and growing team of over 40 professionals, ensuring encouragement, mentoring, and professional development opportunities.
Contribution to the continual development of dietetic services in the community, allowing you to impact positively on local healthcare delivery.
We are looking for an experienced Dietitian to cover a Dietetic service to adult patients across the community services in the Coastal Locality (Teignmouth and Dawlish). The case load will consist of a wide range of clinical conditions including frailty and older people with multiple long-term, complex conditions. The Dietitian will assess and treat patients in community settings including care homes and patients own homes, with the main focus on malnutrition.
You will work as an autonomous practitioner and alongside community multidisciplinary teams including Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Health and Social Care teams, and Care Homes. The Dietitian will be the nutrition expert within those teams, being a highly skilled Dietitian with a dynamic, self-motivated and innovative approach to your work. You will be passionate about patient care, with excellent communication and engagement skills, team working and strong time management.
The job is based at a number of community locations including Teignmouth, Torquay (Community Dietetics base), as well as working from home. You must be able to travel independently and have access to a car on a daily basis.
Working pattern to include Wednesday (for weekly triage/clinical supervision with the Community Dietetic team).
The post is a 0.5 WTE (18.75hours/week) fixed term contract for 12 months maternity cover, with possible extension/permanent hours depending on movement within the team.
You will provide a Dietetic service to adult patients across the community services in Torbay and South Devon, with the main focus on malnutrition and oral nutritional support.
Dietetic assessment and management of patients living in the community (own homes and care homes).
You will work alongside and support health and social care professionals within community MDTs. To attend regular team meetings to discuss the nutritional care of patients, as part of their multi-disciplinary care.
Promote and contribute to the wider development of the dietetic service and nutritional provision within Torbay and South Devon community services.
You will work alongside community health and social care multidisciplinary teams whilst maintaining regular contact with the Community Dietetics team for professional and clinical support.
Intermediate Care is a time limited, community based service which aims to:
The Community Clinical Dietitians are a friendly, supportive, proactive and professional team, which has increased in size over recent years following investment in a number of areas.
You will have full support from the Clinical Community Dietetic Team Lead, IC Leads, Community Health and Social Care Services Manager as well as the existing Community Clinical Team of Dietitians and Specialist Secondary Care Dietitians.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Kemmner Job title: Lead Community Clinical Dietitian Email address: Telephone number:
Usual working days Tues to Thursday
You will work as an autonomous practitioner and alongside community multidisciplinary teams including Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Health and Social Care teams, and Care Homes. The Dietitian will be the nutrition expert within those teams, being a highly skilled Dietitian with a dynamic, self-motivated and innovative approach to your work. You will be passionate about patient care, with excellent communication and engagement skills, team working and strong time management.
The job is based at a number of community locations including Teignmouth, Torquay (Community Dietetics base), as well as working from home. You must be able to travel independently and have access to a car on a daily basis.
Working pattern to include Wednesday (for weekly triage/clinical supervision with the Community Dietetic team).
The post is a 0.5 WTE (18.75hours/week) fixed term contract for 12 months maternity cover, with possible extension/permanent hours depending on movement within the team.
You will provide a Dietetic service to adult patients across the community services in Torbay and South Devon, with the main focus on malnutrition and oral nutritional support.
Dietetic assessment and management of patients living in the community (own homes and care homes).
You will work alongside and support health and social care professionals within community MDTs. To attend regular team meetings to discuss the nutritional care of patients, as part of their multi-disciplinary care.
Promote and contribute to the wider development of the dietetic service and nutritional provision within Torbay and South Devon community services.
You will work alongside community health and social care multidisciplinary teams whilst maintaining regular contact with the Community Dietetics team for professional and clinical support.
Intermediate Care is a time limited, community based service which aims to:
- To help people avoid going in to hospital unnecessarily
- To help people be as independent as possible after a stay in hospital or after a period of ill health
- To prevent people from having to move in to a residential home until they really need to
The Community Clinical Dietitians are a friendly, supportive, proactive and professional team, which has increased in size over recent years following investment in a number of areas.
You will have full support from the Clinical Community Dietetic Team Lead, IC Leads, Community Health and Social Care Services Manager as well as the existing Community Clinical Team of Dietitians and Specialist Secondary Care Dietitians.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Kemmner Job title: Lead Community Clinical Dietitian Email address: Telephone number:
Usual working days Tues to Thursday
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