Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton Nhs Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Recruitment support

Staff benefits

Job summary

University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to join its forward-thinking dietetic team, providing part of the Dietetic Service with a rotation across acute nutrition support, gastroenterology and upper/lower GI surgery.

You will receive regular supervision and CPD opportunities to develop clinical skills, support patient pathways, and participate in projects within the team.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a dietetic department as a dietetic assistant or assistant practitioner.
• Able to prioritise workload and manage a delegated caseload under supervision.
• Knowledge of malnutrition, oral nutritional supplements and MUST screening.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for a patient caseload under the supervision of a Registered dietitian.
• Liaise with MDT members to coordinate nutritional care on the caseload.
• Provide administrative support to manage the dietetic caseload and patient pathways.

Skills

Dietetic dept experience

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to join our forward thinking dietetic team.

You will be involved in providing part of the Dietetic Service with a variety of patients. This is a new role that will support an existing rotational specialist team who cover acute nutrition support, gastroenterology and upper/lower GI surgery.

You will be provided with regular supervision and CPD opportunities in order to develop your clinical skills. We are committed to improving our patient experience and clinical dietetic pathways and there will be opportunities to be involved with both current and new projects within the team.

Good communication skills, both written and verbal, are required to undertake various tasks. You will need to have a flexible approach to work being able to adapt and prioritise according to the needs of the team.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for a patient caseload under the supervision of a Registered dietitian
• Liaise with members of the MDT to coordinate and support the nutritional care of patients on the caseload
• Provide additional administrative support to manage the dietetic caseload, helping to ensure that the patient pathways are maintained and appropriate care is delivered.

Closing date of applications: 8th October 2026

Interview date: 20th October 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI-generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

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Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a dietetic department as a dietetic assistant or dietetic assistant practitioner

Desirable

• Experience supporting adult acute dietetics services

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of malnutrition, oral nutritional supplements and MUST screening

Skills

Essential

• Demonstratable evidence of working independently within agreed competencies and delegated responsibilities
• Able to prioritise workload and organise a delegated caseload

Communication

Essential

• Demonstratable evidence of high quality communication skills - written and verbal

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.