Specialist Community Dietitian - Torquay, United Kingdom - Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Torquay, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We are looking for an experienced Dietitian to provide a Dietetic service to adult patients across the community services in Newton Abbot and Coastal Localities (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.

You will assess and treat patients in community settings including care homes and patients own homes, with the focus on malnutrition.

You will work as an autonomous practitioner and alongside a range of community multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) including Intermediate Care, Community Nursing, Health and Social Care teams, Care Homes and the Quality Assurance Improvement Team (QAIT).

You will be the nutrition expert within those teams.

You will be 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 Newton Abbot, Teignmouth and Torquay, as well as working from home.

A proportion of your time will be spent in rural areas and you must be able to travel independently and have access to a car on a daily basis.