# Community Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-dietitian/69ab6b38-1758-4f21-a429-5cae5a7390df - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-dietitian/69ab6b38-1758-4f21-a429-5cae5a7390df.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trinity House (Trust Headquarters) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-29T09:01:14.111Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Coxheath/Kent_Community_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Dietetics/Community_Dietetics-v8228811 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8228811?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs. Looking to join a Band 5 community role within an ‘Outstanding’ CQC rated Trust? Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dietitian to join our Community Dietetics Adults Team. Based at The Heathside Centre, Coxheath, this role offers a varied and rewarding workload across a range of community settings, where you can see the real difference your dietetic advice makes to patients’ lives. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills while working alongside experienced dietitians in a supportive and friendly team. The post is full time, with flexible working considered. This role is ideal for newly qualified dietitians or those looking to broaden their experience within community nutrition and dietetics, providing exposure to a wide range of clinical settings, ongoing professional development, and the chance to work as part of a highly supportive and experienced team. ### Main duties of the job As a Band 5 Community Dietitian, you will have a varied caseload with support from experienced colleagues and clinical supervisors, gaining experience across a broad range of community settings. Key responsibilities include: - Providing nutritional assessment, treatment, monitoring and evaluation for adults with a range of nutritional needs - Delivering face to face outpatient clinics - Undertaking home visits to support patients in their own homes - Running virtual clinics, including remote working from home where appropriate - Working within care homes and community hospital settings alongside multidisciplinary teams - Contributing to and delivering patient group education sessions About Us You will be part of a large, friendly, and supportive Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service within KCHFT, employing over 50 dietetic staff across four teams working across Kent. We are a dynamic, forward thinking community service that values innovation, collaboration, and staff wellbeing. We are committed to developing our workforce and offer: - A comprehensive induction, preceptorship and regular clinical supervision - Easy access to a wide range of specialist colleagues for advice, support and learning opportunities - A structured Skills and Knowledge Enhancement Programme, designed to build confidence and clinical expertise across a range of specialist areas - Opportunities to participate in audit, quality improvement and service development projects ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further. The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding national and NICE guidance relevant to care setting and its application across health care services - Knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice **Desirable** - Behaviour change skills training ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment **Desirable** - Experience working in Acute or Community Dietetics ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics - Registered Health Care Professional - HCPC **Desirable** - Registered Member of British Dietetics Association (BDA) ### SKILLS & ABILITIES **Essential** - Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) - Ability to organise own work, cope with change and use own initiative **Desirable** - Experience delivering patient and/ or staff group education/ training ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice - Full UK or EU Driver's Licence and able to travel between sites across West Kent to meet the needs of the service and carry equipment such as wheelchair scales into patient homes. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538779) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2665) - [kchft values into action (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=479) - [staff journey illustration (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2277) - [a guide to completing your application (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2025) ## 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.