Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 23 months (up to)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 374-KNLL03
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross-Site
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian Community Nutrition Support & Virtual Wards
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
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 6 dietitian post working within the Community Nutrition Support Team and Virtual Wards across East Sussex.
Are you interested a career working within an integrated NHS Trust that supports patient care across the community, acute and rehabilitation settings? Does a role that involves strong collaborative MDT working within clinical specialities appeal? The successful candidate will be part of a supportive and friendly community dietetic team and virtual wards with a range of experience. We welcome applications from experienced Band 5 clinicians, where there will be opportunities to work alongside senior dietitians and training in order to develop your clinical and leadership skills to fulfil a band 6 role as competencies achieved.
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.
Applicants must holds a driving licence and ability to travel independently between sites.
Main duties of the job
Our close knit and supportive Dietetic Department includes over 40 clinicians and associated staff working across the specialities of community nutrition support, diabetes, gastroenterology, inpatients, intensive care, oncology, paediatrics, prescribing support, virtual wards and rehabilitation. Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) dietitians, plus our apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Practice (AP) dietitians.
We are seeking an experienced Dietitian to join our Community Nutrition Support Dietetic Team and Virtual Wards Team at East Sussex Healthcare Trust.
Working for our organisation
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.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 4 year degree in Dietetics or equivalent Current State Registration with Health Professional Council
- Evidence of further postgraduate experience in specialist area
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate training in behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of enteral nutrition.
- Conducting patient and other health professional group education
- Conducting patient and other health professional group education
- Experience of assessing and treating patients with a range of complex medical conditions
Desirable criteria
- Training of Student Dietitians
Skills
Essential criteria
- Sound clinical knowledge with an understanding of current issues, research, NICE guidelines and best practice,
- In depth knowledge of prescribable oral nutritional supplements, enteral feeds and other dietetic products, medications and drug nutrient interactions
- Function, components and benefits of clinical supervision in order to give and receive clinical supervision
- Excellent verbal, written and active listening skills that communicate information accurately, effectively and sensitively, both verbal and written to patients and professionals at all levels
Desirable criteria
- Current NHS policies and initiatives
- To analyse and interpret statistics
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently between sites in an efficient and timely manner
Desirable criteria
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
- Evidence of relevant specialist interest British Dietetic Association group
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenny Fielder
- Job title
- Team Lead for Community Nutrition Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813 435617
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