Band 4 Dietician Assistant

Nhs Professionals Limited; Reading; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Professionals Limited is seeking a Band 4 Dietician Assistant for a 3-month Bank contract at Erlegh House, University of Reading. The role involves home-visit follow-ups, nutrition support monitoring and community health work across Berkshire.

The position is part-time (20 hours/week) with a pay rate of £16.73 per hour, requiring a car driver and a DBS check. Applicants should have the specified NHS/DT training and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• N/SVQ Level 3 Allied Health Professions Award.
• BDA Dietetic Assistant Support Worker Award.
• Experience working as a Dietician Assistant.
• Car Driver and Licence Holder as will be required to travel to different sites.
• This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Specialist Dietitians for Adults with Learning Disabilities in monitoring and follow-up of patients requiring home visits across Berkshire.
• Perform initial assessments for designated and triaged patients, devising step-wise goals, care plans and delivering healthy eating information.
• Inform support agencies, GPs and referrers of outcomes and forward targets.
• Provide support in monitoring Nutrition Support, Home Enteral Feeding caseloads, and residential care home caseloads under guidance.

Education

N/SVQ Level 3 Allied Health Professions Award

BDA Dietetic Assistant Support Worker Award

Job description

Job summary

Job Title: Band 4 Dietician Assistant - 92015

Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Erlegh House, University of Reading RG6 6BZ

Ward: Learning Disabilities Service

Pay Rates: £16.73

Shift Patterns: 20 hours p/w between Monday to Friday

Why might this job interest you?

Are you an experienced Dietician Assistant looking for a Community role across East & West Berkshire?

Main duties of the job

• Assist the Specialist Dietitians for Adults with Learning Disabilities in the monitoring and follow up of patients requiring home visits across Berkshire.
• Perform initial assessments for designated and triaged patients requiring healthy eating and weight reduction, devising step-wise goals, care plans and delivering healthy eating information. To inform support agencies, GPs and referrers of outcomes of review and forward targets.
• Support dietitians with ordering, updating and making amendments to ancillaries and equipment using online software for patients who are home enterally fed.
• Be responsible for delivery and evaluation of Healthy Eating Group Programme for support staff looking after adults with a Learning Disability where appropriate.
• Provide support in the monitoring of the Nutrition Support, Home Enteral Feeding caseloads, residential care home caseloads, under the guidance of the Specialist Dietitian in residential care homes.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England’s largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression

access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance

flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access

over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

29 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£16.73 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0042-92015

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Qualifications (Essential)

• N/SVQ Level 3 Allied Health Professions Award.
• BDA Dietetic Assistant Support Worker Award.

Experience (Essential)

• Experience working as a Dietician Assistant.

Travel (Essential)

• Car Driver and Licence Holder as will be required to travel to different sites.

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.

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact

Mark Goddard, [e-mail], 03330144370

Closing date

29 November 2026

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