Specialist Dietitian | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused health service in England is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced part-time dietitian to provide services to inpatients and outpatient clinics. The role involves 15 hours per week with set days on Thursday and Friday and requires a background in inpatient settings, particularly critical care and specialized feeding. A supportive environment is provided along with ongoing training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in inpatient dietetics with a focus on ITU and outpatient responsibilities.
• Ability to work 15 hours per week.
• Flexible working hours required.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic service to a caseload of inpatients including critical care.
• Deliver designated outpatient clinic.
• Support training for newly qualified/student dietitians.

Skills

Experience in inpatient dietetics

Ability to work independently

Knowledge of enteral/parenteral feeding

Clinical experience in stroke and gastroenterology

Job description

Overview

Are you an enthusiastic dietitian with an interest in working with adults in the acute setting? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic dietitian to join the Acute dietetic team at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT), working at Lister Hospital in East and North Hertfordshire. This is a part-time position, advertised as 15 hours per week (mandatory hours to be worked on Thursdays and Fridays and remaining hours can be worked flexibly across the week). The successful candidate will work as part of the broader HCT Nutrition and Dietetic Service, which is Hertfordshire wide.

The role focuses on inpatient work including experience in the following areas: ITU; Enteral and parenteral feeding in specialist areas such as stroke and gastroenterology; and outpatient clinics (face to face and virtual).

Thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered as a member of our staff. We put patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds. Whilst not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to delivering a quality service, value staff training and CPD, participate regularly in student training and have a robust appraisal and supervisory framework. Electronic records are used throughout the Trust, further aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings and be in a position to work as part of an MDT, yet work remotely if needed as part of a hybrid approach to our work/life balance.

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Responsibilities

• To work as an independent practitioner using a specialist level of knowledge and skills in the provision of a dietetic service to a caseload of inpatients including critical care, stroke and gastroenterology.
• To deliver a designated outpatient clinic.
• To provide support and training for newly qualified / student dietitians.

Qualifications/Experience

• Experience in inpatient dietetics with a focus on ITU, enteral/parenteral feeding, stroke and gastroenterology; ability to work in a setting with both inpatient and outpatient responsibilities.
• Ability to work 15 hours per week with mandatory hours on Thursdays and Fridays and flexible remaining hours across the week.

Advert and Application Information

Please see the job description attached to this advert for more detail.

This advert closes on Saturday 20 Sep 2025.