Dietetic Associate Practitioner | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to join their Surgical Dietetic Team. This maternity leave cover position involves providing input across surgical wards at York and Scarborough hospitals, supporting patients' nutritional care under the guidance of registered Dietitians. The successful candidate will enjoy generous benefits, including NHS pension, holiday entitlement, and a relocation package.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33

Relocation package up to £18k

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on services and products

Qualifications

• Assist in and carry out individual and group treatment programmes under a registered Dietitian.
• Manage own caseload of patients, working without direct supervision.
• Deliver non-clinical tasks supporting the Dietetic Service.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard healthcare by supporting treatment programmes.
• Undertake clinical tasks for inpatient nutritional care.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Peer support

Effective communication

Teamwork

Education

Relevant healthcare training

Dietetic qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Surgical Dietetic Team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 4 Dietetic Assistant Practitioner.

This maternity leave cover post will be part of a small team providing input across the surgical wards (including critical care) at both York and Scarborough hospitals. The teams also provide services to oncology (Head & Neck and Upper GI) and bariatric/ general surgery outpatients.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

Clinical Training and Education

• Peer support and supervision
• Well established programme facilitating the training of dietetic students
• Delivery of a variety of rolling training programmes for other healthcare professionals across the Trust, relating to nutritional care
• Opportunities to participate in audit and research

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of health care by assisting in and carrying out a range of individual and group treatment programmes (for which an agreed level of competency has been demonstrated under the direction of a registered Dietitian).
• Undertake a variety of clinical tasks to support the delivery of nutritional care to patients in the inpatient setting.
• Manage own caseload of patients allocated by the supervising dietitian, working without direct supervision and undertaking a variety of delegated clinical tasks, in accordance with agreed guidance/care pathways.
• Undertake a variety of non-clinical tasks to support the Dietetic Service.
• Offer support to patients through effective communication.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

Application Information

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at (hospital site). Remote interviews will not be available.

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust – across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer – we are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE – Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026.