First Contact Dietitian

Job content

We are looking for x2 dietitians to work in Bury (Horizon PCN).

Horizon PCN is a forward-thinking PCN, looking for dietitians to support their Care Home MDT Team as well as support their patients with nutritional and dietary needs and assessments.
The role allows for hybrid working.

We support and help dietitians become first-contact dietitians (FCDs).

First Contact Dietitians are qualified autonomous clinical practitioners working in GP practices who can assess, diagnose, treat, and manage dietetic problems and undifferentiated conditions, and where appropriate, to discharge a person without a medical referral.

FCDs are a key multidisciplinary team member in primary care and support reducing GP workload. FCDs working in this role can be accessed directly by self-referral or staff in GP practices can direct patients to them to establish a rapid and accurate management plan to streamline pathways of care.

Main duties of the job

The dietitian will be a highly skilled, senior practitioner able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice, with expert knowledge in the management of patients dietary issues and conditions. They will work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the PCN.
The dietitian will provide person-centred interventions for the patient from initial clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care within set patient groups.

They will work collaboratively with the general practice MDT to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures, and provide dietetic leadership as required.

We are looking for 2 dietitians with generalist experience, but any areas of expertise will be acceptable:
- Experience with malnutrition, frailty
- Working with Care homes, including nutritional education, assessment and screening tools
- Experience in dietary intervention for pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes
- Support with frailty and nutrition support
- Weight management
- Gastro conditions
- Signposting to local services

Overview of your organisation

Primary Care Dietitian is England’s only national independent specialist first contact dietitian provider who is purely focused on supporting NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and their GP practices to deliver high-quality and tech-enabled NHS primary care dietetic solutions.

Through our talented team, who are supported by experienced and Health Education England trained FCP clinical supervisors, we have been commissioned by NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to deliver an integrated and local dietetic service.

You can find out more about our team here: https://www.primarycaredietitians.co.uk/about

Whether you are a Band 6 with 3 years post-graduate experience stepping up into this post or a seasoned Band 8a moving into primary care for the first time, we are proud to offer a supportive environment for all of our team members with 4 hours of protected CPD time every week.