Band 6 Senior Dietitian HENS - Adult

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Experience in adult clinical care and/or home enteral nutrition is preferred, though applicants with a strong interest in adult HEN may be considered and supported with training. Strong communication skills are essential. The role involves a proactive, hands-on approach to enteral feeding tubes and close collaboration with patients, carers, and professionals. Future opportunities may include supporting adult services with balloon or nasogastric tube changes following appropriate training, though this is not required.

The service offers established CPD, close links with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Dietitians, and involvement in research, audit, and student dietitian placements. The HENS team sits within the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Nutrition and Dietetic Service, supporting adults and children across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland who require home enteral nutrition. The wider service covers outpatient clinics, domiciliary visits, inpatients, mental health, learning disabilities, specialist weight management, and work with nurseries and schools.

The post is based at the Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service Headquarters near the M1/M69. A full driving licence and access to a car during working hours are required.

For more information, contact Claire Blakeman at 0116 2227161 or Claire.Blakeman@nhs.net.

Job responsibilities

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.