Specialist Dietitian

Transformation Unit; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lease cars

Childcare schemes

Staff discounts

Season tickets for travel

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) seeks a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian for the Community Adult Eating Disorder Service (CAEDS). The role focuses on adults with eating disorders, primarily in the community, with a base at Ashgrove within St Nicholas hospital and travel across CNTW sites.

The position is permanent, full-time, with part-time hours and flexible working considered.

Qualifications

• Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus post-graduate Diploma in Dietetics which leads to eligibility to HCPC registration
• Current valid HCPC registration as a Dietitian
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development including post graduate courses
• Member of the British Dietetic Association and Mental Health Specialist Group
• British Dietetic Association: Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Group (PENG) course
• Safeguarding training and Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Responsibilities

• Lead role in specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management of patients in the clinical setting
• Act as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultants, medical staff and other health care professionals
• Cover between other adult eating disorder services including day service and inpatient beds as needed
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver dietetic input across inpatient, community and specialist services
• Support learning and development of dietetic students and junior staff

Skills

Complex clinical problems

Critical self-review

Flexible approaches

Risk assessment

IT skills

Counselling skills

Training staff

Education

Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition + post-grad Diploma

HCPC registration as Dietitian

CPD and post-grad courses

British Dietetic Association membership

Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition group training

Job description

Main area Dietetics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (part time hours and flexible working will be considered) Job ref 263-SS26-069-AB

Employer Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Nicholas Hospital Town Newcastle upon Tyne Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

Band 6

Hello!

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.

Opportunities for you

Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.

We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.

• Cultural diversity staff network
• Disabled staff network
• LGBT+ staff network

We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:

• Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Network
• Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
• Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group

We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.

We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Band 6 Specialist Dietitian who has an interest in working with adults with eating disorders.

You will work in the Community Adult Eating Disorder Service (CAEDS), which supports adults with a diagnosed eating disorder, out in the community. Although, CAEDS has a base at Ashgrove, within St Nicholas hospital site, you will work mainly out in the community and into CNTW’s Community Treatment teams. The focus is to facilitate patient recovery in the community, with the aim of reducing the need for inpatient treatment, whilst trying to support the patient to remain as independent in their lives as possible. The focus of treatment is to improve physical and mental health with support from a full multidisciplinary team. The service also supports families and carers, and links with other services to help develop safe and effective pathways for patients.

This is a permanent, full-time position, and you will join our well-established dietetic team at CNTW which covers a wide range of services helping patients with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and/or neurological conditions.

Main duties of the job

Full support will be provided by an experienced band 7 Advanced Dietitian and other band 6 Specialist Dietitians. Staff are actively encouraged to take part in the development of the Dietetics service within the Trust including audit and promotion of the service through various events and initiatives. We offer excellent training opportunities to provide you with the skills you need to do your role.

You will take a lead role in the specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management of patients in the clinical setting.

You will act as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultants, medical staff, other health care professionals, carers and relatives.

There will be times when cover is required between other adult eating disorder services including our day service (based at Benfield house) and our inpatient beds for adults with eating disorders (based at St Nicholas hospital).

You will have the opportunity to work as part of multi-disciplinary teams and develop the skills and knowledge to deliver dietetic input within inpatient, community and specialist services to provide excellent, high-quality treatment and care.

Working for our organisation

You will join our trust wide Dietetics Service, which has over 30 dietitians, clinical support assistants and a dedicated admin team. We have excellent links to multidisciplinary teams and nutrition and health promotion initiatives across the Trust.

The team have strong links with local universities, and we take dietetic students from Teesside and Newcastle Universities. All staff have a valuable role and are expected to be actively involved in supporting the learning and development of our dietetic students’.

The post will require travelling to various sites, parking in our Trust car parks is free. There are hot desking offices available for Dietitians to use across the Trust and we will provide you with IT equipment to enable you to work across multiple sites and access our electronic notes and dairies as needed.

The Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS, now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a long term and rewarding career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the separate job description and person specification for more information.

It is essential you have current and ongoing registration as a Dietitian with the HCPC to be considered for this post.

Part time or flexible hours will be considered.

We welcome your application.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

• Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus post-graduate Diploma in Dietetics which leads to eligibility to Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
• Current valid registration as a Dietitian with the HCPC
• Evidence of Continual Professional Development including post graduate courses
• Member of the British Dietetic Association and Mental Health Specialist Group
• British Dietetic Association: Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Group (PENG) course
• Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults training
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Knowledge and Experience

• Post registration experience in general clinical dietetics and further post registration experience in one or more specialist areas
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience working in and presenting to groups
• Evidence of participation in audit/research
• Experience of providing clinical supervision for junior dietitians and mentoring students
• Experience in the development of Dietetic services
• A working knowledge of vulnerable adult and child protection issues
• Knowledge of existing national guidance and key standards in eating disorders
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act

Skills and Competencies

• The ability to solve complex clinical problems some of which will require immediate resolution
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance as part of the supervision process
• Ability to be flexible; adapting approaches to suit different settings and patients
• Risk assessment, risk management and safety planning skills
• Good IT skills and ability to use electronic systems for recording clinical information
• Basic counselling skills
• Training and induction of staff

Role/Team Specific Requirements

• Professional in approach and manner
• Ability to work independently whilst contributing to multi-disciplinary teams
• Committed to lifelong learning and continuing professional development
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team and prioritise own work load and that of others
• Flexible in covering colleague’s patient cases in some circumstances

Personal Characteristics/Additional Requirements

• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisational and problem solving skills
• Able to work under own initiative, work under pressure and achieve deadlines
• Reliable, dependable with good time keeping
• Enthusiastic, flexible and motivated to promote Dietetic services
• A commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma
• Ability and willingness to travel around the Trust and able to meet the mobility requirements of the post
• Keen to learn and gain further experience and with an interest in all aspects of dietetics

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.

Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us, information from our Chief Executive and much more.

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 Sam Todd Job title Clinical Team Lead - Dietetic Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07989446774 Additional information