B6 Specialist Acute Dietitian

East Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust; Hastings; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Staff development

Onsite parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian to join the Dietetic Team in secondary care across East Sussex. You will provide expert nutritional advice to inpatients in Stroke, Frailty, Surgery, Gastroenterology, ITU and Orthopaedics and liaise with relatives about discharge planning.

The role offers leadership to the Clinical Leads, supervision of junior staff, and opportunities to train nursing, catering staff and students.

Qualifications

• Essential: 4 year degree in Dietetics or equivalent; Current State Registration with Health Professional Council; Evidence of further postgraduate experience in specialist area

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, gastroenterology patients and rehab inpatients.
• To provide leadership support to the Clinical Leads within the Team and support junior members of staff through clinical supervision and line management duties.
• To provide relevant training to Nursing staff, Catering staff, patients and their carers and third sector organisations.
• To develop and audit resources to support and identify educational development within East Sussex Healthcare, acting as a resource for specialist information.
• To support training and supervision of student dietitians during their clinical placements.
• To work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required.
• To undertake regular audit of services provided.

Education

4 year degree in Dietetics or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking for a new and exciting role? We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our Dietetic Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting and innovative Band 6 Specialist Dietitian post working within secondary care across East Sussex.

As a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian within ESHT you will be supported in the Acute settings. Duties include providing specialist advice to Stroke, Frailty, Surgery, Gastroenterology, ITU and Orthopaedics inpatients in the Acute Hospitals.

You will liaise closely with the patients' relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning. You will also provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT.

Our supportive Dietetic Department includes over 40 clinicians and associated staff working across the specialities of community nutrition support, diabetes, gastroenterology, inpatients, intensive care, oncology, paediatrics, prescribing support and rehabilitation. Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) dietitians, apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Practitioner (AP) dietitians. We promote and value a strong focus on health and wellbeing in our team, including through social events and activities.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, gastroenterology patients and rehab inpatients.
• To provide leadership support to the Clinical Leads within the Team and support junior members of staff through clinical supervision and line management duties.
• To provide relevant training to Nursing staff, Catering staff, patients and their carers and third sector organisations.
• To develop and audit resources to support and identify educational development within East Sussex Healthcare, acting as a resource for specialist information.
• To support training and supervision of student dietitians during their clinical placements.
• To work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required.
• To undertake regular audit of services provided.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

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Details

• Date posted: 21 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
• Reference number: 374-KN379
• Job location: Cross Site, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, Hastings, TN37 7RD

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: 4 year degree in Dietetics or equivalent; Current State Registration with Health Professional Council; Evidence of further postgraduate experience in specialist area
• Desirable: Postgraduate training in behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques

Experience

• Essential: Minimum of 18 months in general dietetic practice; Experience of enteral nutrition; Undertaking new patient assessment and treatment; Conducting patient and other health professional group education; Training of Student Dietitians; Computer aided dietary assessment
• Desirable: Experience of assessing and treating Surgical patients; Experience of treating patients on parenteral nutrition

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.