Food First Dietitian inLuton inLuton PUBLISHED 13 JUL 2024

Are you a Dietitian looking for a change? Or a final year dietetic student looking to begin your career as a Dietitian?



Are you passionate about working with people?



Do you want to work in a supportive team that makes a difference by promoting good nutrition and hydration in the local community?


We are looking for an enthusiastic Dietitian to join our innovative Food First Team in Luton and South Bedfordshire.


We Are Looking For

• Someone with a passion for the food-based approach to nutritional care
• Someone who can work flexibly & in a variety of settings
• Someone looking develop their clinical knowledge & skills
• Ability to travel independently across the Bedfordshire
  
  

We welcome applications from existing & newly qualified dietitians as well as student dietitians awaiting qualification & HCPC registration, to apply for this post.


We Will Offer

• An experienced, friendly, & supportive community nutrition & dietetic department that delivers a variety of adult & paediatric services across Luton & South Beds
• Support & learning opportunities via appraisals, team working & department wide CPD, internal & external training opportunities
• Hybrid working across the team (combination of home & face-to-face working)
• We are committed to maintaining a good work life balance & welcome applicants for part-time working & flexible working
  
  

The office base is Luton, Bedfordshire which is easily commutable from any of the surrounding counties & North London.


Part time hours can be considered


The Food First project aims to improve the identification and management of malnutrition and dehydration in older people. The team works closely with local care homes to help them meet the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Regulation 14: Meeting nutritional and hydration needs.

• Manage a caseload of individuals with a variety of conditions in residential and nursing homes and a small number of individuals in the community in Luton & South Bedfordshire
• Be responsible for providing dietetic support (which may include enteral feeding)
• Work closely with different health care professionals and be a valued member of care home MDTs
• Provide training to a variety of health professionals on the food-based approach to nutritional care
• Take part in GP nutritional product prescribing audits to support the appropriate prescribing of these products
• Have the chance to see the use of gathering data in demonstrating the value of a Dietitian and effectiveness to service users
  
  

Check out our webpage on the CCS Website for more information on the Food First Team. If you have any queries regarding this job, please contact Sarah Barham on or


Still interested? Then review the job description and person specification below!



Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.


Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Miriam Kershaw Job title: Senior Specialist Dietitian Email address: Telephone number: