# B6 Specialist Acute Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/b6-specialist-acute-dietitian/db527e2c-fe68-40ac-99d7-9fdf27d52196 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/b6-specialist-acute-dietitian/db527e2c-fe68-40ac-99d7-9fdf27d52196.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** St Leonards On Sea - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T14:52:19.981Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Eastbourne/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/CHIC/CHIC-v7980216 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7980216?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 Specialist Dietitian post working within secondary care across East Sussex. As a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian within ESHT you will be supported in the Acute settings. Duties include providing specialist advice to Stroke, Frailty, Surgery, Gastroenterology, ITU and Orthopaedics inpatients in the Acute Hospitals. You will liaise closely with the patients' relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning.  You will also provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT. Our 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 and rehabilitation.  Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) dietitians, apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Practitioner (AP) dietitians.  We promote and value a strong focus on health and wellbeing in our team, including through social events and activities. ### Main duties of the job To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, gastroenterology patients and rehab inpatients. To provide leadership support to the Clinical Leads within the Team and support junior members of staff through clinical supervision and line management duties. To provide relevant training to Nursing staff, Catering staff, patients and their carers and third sector organisations. To develop and audit resources to support and identify educational development within East Sussex Healthcare, acting as a resource for specialist information. To support training and supervision of student dietitians during their clinical placements. To work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required. To undertake regular audit of services provided. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us. ## Job Details 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 Specialist Dietitian post working within secondary care across East Sussex. As a Band 6 Specialist Dietitian within ESHT you will be supported in the Acute settings. Duties include providing specialist advice to Stroke, Frailty, Surgery, Gastroenterology, ITU and Orthopaedics inpatients in the Acute Hospitals. You will liaise closely with the patients' relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning. You will also provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT. Our 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 and rehabilitation. Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) dietitians, apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Practitioner (AP) dietitians. We promote and value a strong focus on health and wellbeing in our team, including through social events and activities. ## Job Description To be responsible for dietetic management of a range of patients (using specialist knowledge and skills), including: general medical inpatients, gastroenterology patients and rehab inpatients. To provide leadership support to the Clinical Leads within the Team and support junior members of staff through clinical supervision and line management duties. To provide relevant training to Nursing staff, Catering staff, patients and their carers and third sector organisations. To develop and audit resources to support and identify educational development within East Sussex Healthcare, acting as a resource for specialist information. To support training and supervision of student dietitians during their clinical placements. To work as an integral member of the dietetic team supporting other team members as required. To undertake regular audit of services provided. ## Responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 18 months in general dietetic practice. - Experience of enteral nutrition. - Undertaking new patient assessment and treatment - Conducting patient and other health professional group education - Training of Student Dietitians - Computer aided dietary assessment **Desirable** - Experience of assessing and treating Surgical patients - Experience of treating patients on parenteral nutrition ### Qualifications **Essential** - 4 year degree in Dietetics or equivalent Current State Registration with Health Professional Council - Evidence of further postgraduate experience in specialist area **Desirable** - Postgraduate training in behavioural change/ motivational interviewing techniques ## Documents - [jhf (pdf, 872.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10262890) - [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672) - [band 6 specialist dietitian acute (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10262889) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.