Dietician
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Job Summary
Central Services Doncaster Travel to our other services across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Are you a HCPCregistered Dietician looking for a role where your expertise truly makes a difference
Were proud to be creating a new Dietician role within our Clinical Services team. This is a unique opportunity to shape dietetic practice across residential and supported living services for adults with learning disabilities and intensive specialist support needs placing nutrition at the heart of personcentred care.
As our Dietician youll provide specialist clinical consultancy and handson dietetic support across our services working closely with the people we support care teams families and a wide multidisciplinary network including Speech and Language Therapists GPs psychologists and inhouse chefs.
Youll combine direct clinical practice with service development quality improvement and workforce education helping to embed safe evidencebased nutrition and hydration as a core part of everyday care while influencing the future growth of our clinical team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering personcentred strengthsbased dietetic care that respects choice dignity and autonomy
- Undertaking holistic nutritional assessments considering communication needs sensory sensitivities culture routines and complex health needs
- Developing individualised nutrition and hydration plans in partnership with people families and professionals
- Leading on menu planning nutritional standards and hydration strategies in residential settings
- Providing training and guidance on nutrition hydration sensory needs safe mealtime practice and dysphagia awareness
- Identifying and managing nutritionrelated risks contributing to safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act processes
- Helping to shape and develop this new role using outcomes audit data and feedback to drive service improvement
About You
HCPC registered Dietician (UK)
Degree in Dietetics/Nutrition (or equivalent recognised qualification)
Evidence of ongoing CPD and reflective practice
Strong understanding of person centred trauma informed and least restrictive approaches
Experience managing complex caseloads
Knowledge of dysphagia safeguarding the Mental Capacity Act and social care regulation
Excellent communication skills adaptable to different cognitive and communication needs
Desirable:
Membership of the British Dietetic Association
Experience working with autistic adults and/or adults with learning disabilities
About Us
Be part of a values led organisation that truly puts people first
Shape a new clinical role with real influence and autonomy
Work collaboratively within a supportive multidisciplinary team
Make a meaningful impact on independence wellbeing and quality of life
35 days holiday
Generous pension scheme.
Ongoing training and development to help you grow.
Cycle to Work scheme and retail discounts.
Electric car scheme.
Employee Assistance Programme
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities because we know that different perspectives make us stronger. Hesley Group are proud to be a Living Wage Employer ensuring every one of our colleagues is paid at least the real living wage reflecting the true cost of living. Its our commitment to fairness a recognition of skill and a heartfelt thank you to the incredible people who make what we do possible.
If youre passionate about improving lives through high quality inclusive dietetic care wed love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us make nutrition a foundation of great support.
About Company
Hesley Group are providers of specialist autism support, providing specialist autism education and autism care homes for people with complex care needs, behaviour that challenges and learning disabilities.
