• Job Description

  Req#: B9848-25-0149?language=en&page=541&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Adult Community Dietitian - Bexley - Band 6

  £42,939 - £50,697 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

  Full time - 37.5hrs per week

  We are currently looking for a Community Dietitian to join our friendly and dynamic team. We are patient focused and thrive on providing quality care.

  The post holder will work predominately to manage patients in need of nutrition support in their own homes and care homes, taking a ''food first approach''. The workload also includes managing a caseload of Home Enteral Feeding patients. The role includes support, assessment, and on-going reviews.

  Car driver would be essential for this role, though the role will be a mix of on-site, remote and patient visit types of working.

  For more information please see attached Job Description and Personal Statement.

  We would welcome an informal conversation with you to discuss your areas of interest and to answer any questions you may have.

  Proposed interview date to be Wed 13th Aug - Interview date can be subject to change.

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder will work predominantly to manage patients in need of nutrition support in their own homes and care homes, taking a 'food-first' approach. The workload also includes managing a small caseload of Home enteral feeding patients and supports the band 7 Dietitian.

  The service provides training programmes to up-skill care homes, district nurses and other relevant front line staff on a range of nutritional areas. You would be supported by a central admin team and a robust IT department that has allowed for a successful and efficient blended working approach.

  The Bexley Dietetic team is made up of Community Specialist Dietitians, a Nutrition Nurse Specialist and a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner. Within Bromley Healthcare there is good network of Community Dietitians from Bexley, Bromley (both adults and children's teams) and Lewisham which helps support shared learning and CPD.

  About us

  Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

  Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

  We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

  Details

  Date posted

  11 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £42,939 to £50,697 a year Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  848-BHC-204-25

  Job locations

  St Pauls Cray clinic

  Mickleham Road

  Orpington

  BR5 2RJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  This is a full-time permanent vacancy for a Specialist Adult Community Dietitian to support the team in the London borough of Bexley in providing a co-ordinated Nutrition and Dietetic domiciliary service.

  Please see the attached JD for full details of the job role

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  This is a full-time permanent vacancy for a Specialist Adult Community Dietitian to support the team in the London borough of Bexley in providing a co-ordinated Nutrition and Dietetic domiciliary service.

  Please see the attached JD for full details of the job role

  Person Specification

  Information Technology

  Essential

  • Competent in use of IT including use of electronic patient records
  • Microsoft Word and Power point, Internet and e-mail

  Desirable

  • Experience of using EMIS
  • Advanced IT Skills i.e. confident in use of Microsoft Excel and Access
  • Confident in the use of dietary analysis programmes e.g. Diet Plan

  Skills

  Essential

  • Clinically competent to give specialist advice, treatment and dietary counselling to support behaviour change in adults and their carers with diverse healthcare needs
  • High level of understanding of professional issues and ethics, and their application to practice
  • Ability to use clinical judgement and clinical reasoning skills in assessing and evaluating highly complex, sensitive and contentious patient information to patients/carers and within the multi-disciplinary team
  • Highly developed negotiation, persuasion, motivation and counselling skills
  • Knowledge of relevant national guidelines, frameworks and policies
  • Valid UK driving license with access to a care for work purposes

  Desirable

  • Undertaken audit or research in area of clinical expertise
  • Confident in the use of hoist and wheelchair scales

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant clinical experience following graduation, with a broad range of patients
  • Experience of carrying out clinical audits
  • Experience in use of psychological techniques and counselling approach in patient consultations

  Desirable

  • Experience in supervising and training student dietitians.
  • Experience in developing and delivering training programmes for other health professionals and clients
  • Experience of community dietetics
  • Experience managing home enteral feeding patients

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Dregree/post grad in nutrition/dietetics
  • HCPC registered Dietitian
  • Post- graduate training /short courses or equivalent relevant experience

  Desirable

  • Completion of relevant post graduate courses such as the BDA Diabetes modules and Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (PEN) group Clinical Update
  • Member of BDA or other professional specialist interest group in area of specialism
  • Post-registration experiences and/or training in psychological approaches to patient care such as cognitive behavioural therapy course
  • Registered member of British Dietetic Association (BDA

  Person Specification

  Information Technology

  Essential

  • Competent in use of IT including use of electronic patient records
  • Microsoft Word and Power point, Internet and e-mail

  Desirable

  • Experience of using EMIS
  • Advanced IT Skills i.e. confident in use of Microsoft Excel and Access
  • Confident in the use of dietary analysis programmes e.g. Diet Plan

  Skills

  Essential

  • Clinically competent to give specialist advice, treatment and dietary counselling to support behaviour change in adults and their carers with diverse healthcare needs
  • High level of understanding of professional issues and ethics, and their application to practice
  • Ability to use clinical judgement and clinical reasoning skills in assessing and evaluating highly complex, sensitive and contentious patient information to patients/carers and within the multi-disciplinary team
  • Highly developed negotiation, persuasion, motivation and counselling skills
  • Knowledge of relevant national guidelines, frameworks and policies
  • Valid UK driving license with access to a care for work purposes

  Desirable

  • Undertaken audit or research in area of clinical expertise
  • Confident in the use of hoist and wheelchair scales

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant clinical experience following graduation, with a broad range of patients
  • Experience of carrying out clinical audits
  • Experience in use of psychological techniques and counselling approach in patient consultations

  Desirable

  • Experience in supervising and training student dietitians.
  • Experience in developing and delivering training programmes for other health professionals and clients
  • Experience of community dietetics
  • Experience managing home enteral feeding patients

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Dregree/post grad in nutrition/dietetics
  • HCPC registered Dietitian
  • Post- graduate training /short courses or equivalent relevant experience

  Desirable

  • Completion of relevant post graduate courses such as the BDA Diabetes modules and Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (PEN) group Clinical Update
  • Member of BDA or other professional specialist interest group in area of specialism
  • Post-registration experiences and/or training in psychological approaches to patient care such as cognitive behavioural therapy course
  • Registered member of British Dietetic Association (BDA

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Bromley Healthcare CIC

  Address

  St Pauls Cray clinic

  Mickleham Road

  Orpington

  BR5 2RJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Bromley Healthcare CIC

  Address

  St Pauls Cray clinic

  Mickleham Road

  Orpington

  BR5 2RJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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