Rotational Dietitian

ESHT; Hastings; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Band 5 Rotational Dietitian to provide specialist nutritional advice across various healthcare settings in East Sussex. The role includes managing dietary care for patients, conducting outpatient clinics, and collaborating closely with healthcare teams. Candidates are expected to have a registered dietitian qualification and excellent communication skills. Benefits include NHS pension enrollment, staff development opportunities, and onsite support services. The application deadline is January 28, 2026.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Free psychological support

Onsite parking for £50 a year

Qualifications

• Must be a registered dietitian with relevant qualifications.
• Experience in providing nutritional support in healthcare settings is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with patients and medical teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage dietary care for diverse patient groups.
• Conduct outpatient phone and face-to-face clinics.
• Provide nutritional training for staff and caregivers.
• Perform audits to improve service quality.

Skills

Dietetic management

Nutritional advice

Communication with patients

Team collaboration

Education and training

Education

Registered Dietitian qualification

Job description

Are you looking for a new and exciting role? We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our Dietetic Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting and innovative Band 5 Rotational Dietitian post, working with primary and secondary care across East Sussex.

As a Band 5 Dietitian within ESHT you will be supported in clinical rotations across the Acute and Community settings. Duties include providing specialist advice to Stroke, Frailty, Surgery, Gastroenterology and Orthopaedics inpatients in the Acute Hospitals, Rehabilitation Hospitals and Outpatient clinics.

You will liaise closely with the patient's relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning. You will also provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT. In community settings you will support patients in face to face clinics, via virtual/telephone clinics, as well as in their home and in care home settings, to manage their oral and enteral nutritional requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, surgical inpatients, rehab inpatients, general outpatients, community based nutrition support patients living in their own homes and residential homes.
• To undertake regular outpatient phone clinics and a face to face general outpatient clinic.
• To undertake patient group education sessions in specialist areas including Cardiac rehab and Coeliac disease.
• To provide relevant training to Nursing staff, Catering staff, patients and their carers and third sector organisations.
• To develop and audit resources to support and identify educational development within East Sussex Healthcare, acting as a resource for specialist information.
• To support training and supervision of student dietitians during their clinical placements.
• To work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required.
• To undertake regular audit of services provided.

Benefits

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation. In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

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Application Deadline

This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Jan 2026