Senior Home Enteral Dietitian

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Frimley is seeking a Band 5-6 Dietitian for a part-time role (22.5 hours/week) focusing on community dietetic care. The position is ideal for newly qualified dietitians and requires experience with enteral nutrition. The role includes assessing feeding regimes, conducting patient visits, and supervising junior staff. Full training will be provided for those new to home nutrition. This position contributes to a supportive team environment and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

First-class development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience or strong knowledge of enteral nutrition.
• Ability to meet quality standards.
• Support for student dietitians.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage enteral feeding regimes.
• Conduct home visits and telephone reviews.
• Liaise with hospital teams for patient transitions.
• Contribute to service development.
• Supervise student dietitians.

Skills

Knowledge of enteral feeding

Excellent organizational skills

Time management skills

Communication skills

Job description

We are seeking a Band 5-6 Dietitian to join our supportive team on a part-time basis of 22.5 hours per week, fixed term until the 31st of July 2026.

You will be providing specialist community dietetic care to adults receiving enteral nutrition in their own homes or care settings. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your expertise in home enteral nutrition (HEN) while working closely with a multidisciplinary team, including Nutrition Specialist Nurses and acute care colleagues.

As this is a developmental role, it is suitable for a newly qualified dietitian who would be supported to work through objectives with an aim to progress to a B6 level. If you already have relevant experience, this role could be offered as a B6 role.

If you are passionate about community dietetics and want to grow in a supportive and dynamic team, we encourage you to apply!

What we’re looking for:

• Experience or strong knowledge of enteral feeding, enteral products, and equipment.
• Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to meet quality standards and contribute to service improvements.

Full training and support will be provided if home nutrition is a new area for you.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Responsibilities

• Assess, manage, and review enteral feeding regimes, troubleshooting tube feeding issues.
• Conduct home visits and telephone reviews to monitor and support patients.
• Liaise with hospital teams to ensure smooth transitions between hospital and home care.
• Contribute to service development, policy changes, and research to enhance patient care.
• Support and supervise student dietitians and junior colleagues.
• Manage a caseload that includes stroke, neurology, oncology, and gastroparesis patients.

Please refer to attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.

This advert closes on Sunday 11 Jan 2026