Dietitian- Acute

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including le​

Job summary

NCIC is seeking a band 5 rotational dietitian to join the acute dietetic team within North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post is full time (37.5 hours) and based in Carlisle, Cumbria, offering professional development and supervision.

You will provide clinical and educational dietetic services, contribute to service development, and work within a supportive team of 20 dietitians and staff across North Cumbria.

Qualifications

• Recent experience of a range of clinical dietetics.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive clinical and educational dietetic service within NCIC.
• Be part of a friendly, supportive dietetic team across acute, community & paediatrics.

Skills

Recent experience of clinical dietetcs

Education

Registered Dietitian with BSc or equivalent

HCPC registration

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area Nutrition and Dietetics, CIC Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday) Job ref 262-A-26-8378970

Site CIC Town Carlisle, Cumbria Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 rotational dietitian to join our dietetic team to work within the acute team.

Professional development is given a high priority and there are ongoing educational opportunities as well as practice supervision. The department trains student dietitians on P1, P2 and P3 placements from a number of universities across the North West and North West. IT and secretarial support is available.

Main duties of the job

Provide a comprehensive clinical and educational dietetic service within the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC). Contribute to the development of the Nutrition & Dietetic service as a member of the Dietetic team.

You will be part of a friendly, committed and supportive dietetic department of 20 dietitians and support staff across North Cumbria (acute, community & paediatrics) providing a quality service through evidence based practice.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Organisational skills
• Ability to demonstrate the Trust values and behaviours

Experience

• Recent experience of a range of clinical dietetics.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with BSc or equivalent
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent

Knowledge

• Current dietary issues and clinical dietetics
• Evidence based practice and current clinical guidelines
• Equality legislation and best practice

Personal circumstances

• Confident
• Motivation

Other requirements

• Membership of the British Dietetic Association

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.

Name Clair Crawford Job title Deputy Head of Nutrition & Dietetics Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01228 814794

If you have problems applying, contact

Address South Parkhouse Building
Baron Way
Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
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