Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke Dietetics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 245-AHP6DIET-09-25
- Employer
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tameside General Hospital
- Town
- Ashton Under Lyne
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Stroke Dietitian
Band 6
Job overview
The post holder will provide effective dietetic treatment for a caseload of adult inpatients at Tameside General Hospital. This will be on a variety of wards but mainly on the Stroke Unit.
You will be the Lead Dietitian for dysphagia on the hospital site and liaise closely with Catering and Speech and Language Therapists to optimise nutritional provision and care for patients with dysphagia.
We can offer opportunities to develop skills and knowledge in Critical Care and / or Fraility.
You will mentor recently qualified dietitians, be involved with all aspects of provision for dietetic learners and provide training to other Healthcare Professionals,
Main duties of the job
· To provide a high quality, efficient Dietetic service to adult patients on a variety of wards including the Stroke Rehabilitation ward.
· To provide knowledge and expertise in relation to dysphagia in neurological disorders.
· To provide knowledge and experience to assist less experienced dietitians manage their more complex patients in a safe and high quality way across surgical, medical and elderly care wards.
· To participate in the training of other health professionals as agreed with Team Lead.
· To cover clinics (critical care, outpatients or community) if required.
· If appropriate, and after training to support dietetic assistant and do 1-1s and annual appraisals with them.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- experience in UK with enteral feeding
- neuro / stroke experience
- MDT working
Knowledge of Dysphagia
Essential criteria
- understanding of IDDSI
communication
Essential criteria
- excellent communication skills when under pressure / high stress
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons)or post graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Current registration with the HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Member of the BDA
- Student assessment course
- Relevant post grad training / study days
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
- Jillian Barlow
- Job title
- Principal Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 922 5845
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