Specialist Dietitian

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking for a dietitian to join their specialized Oncology and Haematology team. The role involves delivering clinical nutrition services in hospital settings, working with a multidisciplinary team to provide patient care, and contributing to ongoing research and education. Applicants should have strong communication skills and a willingness to support junior staff. This position offers flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Ongoing training and support

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience in oncology is desirable but not essential.
• Demonstrate ongoing CPD and evidence of developing practice.
• Support junior staff and students in clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical nutrition and dietetic services in acute hospital settings.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessment and management in the clinical setting.
• Contribute to research, audit, and interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical supervision

Knowledge in oncology dietetics

Research and audit participation

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity to work in the specialist area of Oncology and Haematology at the Freeman Hospital has been created due to some new funding. You will work with the well‑established dietetic team of 6 Oncology Dietitians and provide care to patients who are under the care of the NCCC. The team provides cover to the 2 Oncology wards, one Haematology ward, the ENT Surgery ward as well as the Teenager Young Person's unit, Radiotherapy Outpatients. The Oncology Dietetic team plays an integral part within several cancer MDTs as well as working closely with the Trust's Palliative Care team. The team is dedicated to research and development within oncology dietetics, striving to continually improve the service. The Newcastle Nutrition Adult Dietetic team consists of 45 Dietitians working between the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital. We offer ongoing training and support with the opportunity to experience dietetics in many different specialist areas. The department also provides A, B and C placements for dietetic students. The Trust places significant value on its dietetic services in the provision of first‑class patient care, and the dietetic service enjoys a high profile with excellent multidisciplinary involvement.

Interview Details

• Interview date: Wednesday 4 February 2026
• Hours: 18 hours 45 minutes per week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service in acute hospital services in the specialist area/s or in the community.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting and in one or more sub‑speciality areas. This may include supplementary prescribing.
• Provide specialist dietetic assessment, treatment, monitoring and management in one or more speciality areas of dietetics.
• Act as a source of expertise in nutrition support and dietetics to patients, consultants and other health care professionals.
• Contribute to designing, planning and implementing research and audit and contribute to publishing results, working in interdisciplinary teams or with other health professionals.

Key Qualifications and Experience

• Post‑registration experience in oncology is desirable but not essential.
• Demonstrate ongoing CPD and evidence of developing practice.
• Support colleagues and take responsibility for the clinical supervision of junior staff and students.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Maintain good relationships with colleagues and the wider MDT.
• Provide expertise to Nutrition Teams and work in other multidisciplinary teams.
• Deliver education and training at all levels.
• Participate in team and multi‑disciplinary evaluation, audit and research.

Disability Confidence and Equal Opportunities

As a disability confident employer we will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. For more details please go to .

Flexible Working

We are a flexible working friendly organisation, and we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from the above sites.

Locations

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service