Dietitian

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Job summary

The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Dietitian to join the team at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford. This role offers the chance to work across acute and community settings with ongoing support for clinical skills development. Candidates should have HCPC registration and experience in an Acute Setting in the UK.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or just about to graduate as a Dietitian.
• Must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical caseload, including inpatients and outpatients.
• Provide expertise in dietary management for various conditions.

Skills

HCPC registration

Experience in Acute Setting (UK)

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £31,049 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 10/06/2025 23:59

Band 5

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Are you about to graduate as a new dietitian or a newly qualified dietitian ?

We at MSE hospitals have an exciting opportunity for a band 5 Dietitian to Join our friendly team at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford with many specialities. We support team working and encourage innovation and progression.

You will join an enthusiastic and motivated dietetic team with Dietetic assistants and 2 other Band 5 Dietitians . The post will be a rotational post within acute and community settings

You will have ongoing support from senior members of the team and the opportunity to shadow and develop clinical skills in speciality areas that interest you .

We are also committed to supporting ongoing personal development and we are also a dedicated department for student training.

As a key member of the team you will cover a varied and challenging caseload in a supportive environment including inpatients and outpatients .

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

To act as a source of expertise in the dietary management and treatment of a diverse range of conditions for patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public and the media.

To manage a clinical caseload encompassing but not exclusively in a range of in-patients from medical, surgical, cardiothoracic, orthopaedic and care of the elderly wards, and out-patient clinics in both hospital and community settings.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.'

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!

Person specification

Skills

• HCPC/Applied for HCPC.
• Experience of working in an Acute Setting in UK

Knowledge

• Evidence of CPD

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.