# Dietitian

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** William Harvey Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Dietitian
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-08T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T12:11:07.009Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Ashford/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietitian/Dietitian-v7906963
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7906963?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you soon to qualify as a Dietitian or are you a Band 5 looking to gain more experience? We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and with excellent communication and team working skills. This position is part of an expanding team with an opportunity to help shape the future service provision.

You will benefit from working alongside Specialist Dietitians with expertise in a range of specialities while providing care for vascular, urology, and elderly patients. You will also gain experience in supporting food policy initiatives, promoting MUST screening and service development.

### Main duties of the job

- Manage a designated caseload of patients who may have divers and complex dietetic needs.
- Develop individualised holistic care plans which addresses nutritional status, weight, recommended dietary modifications, lifestyle factors, behaviour change, education, physical activity and where appropriate condition management.
- Support patient care through implementation of dietetic care pathways.
- Act as source of expertise in nutrition for medical staff, nursing staff and other healthcare professional.
- Liaise with healthcare professionals within and outside the Trust

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

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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.

## Person Specification

### Other requirements

**Essential**

- Ability to travel across sites
- Flexible to fit with the demands of the job
- Provide 7 days service when the speciality requires it

### Knowledge and experience

**Essential**

- Experience of managing patients with nutritional support requirements including enteral nutrition in an acute setting
- Evidence of working as part of a team
- Current knowledge of enteral feeding systems and oral nutrition support

**Desirable**

- Previous Band 5 experience
- Experience of audit/data collection

### Qualifications and training

**Essential**

- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or Post - graduate Diploma or equivalent qualification
- Registered, or due to obtain registration, with the HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council).

**Desirable**

- BDA membership

### Personal/professional attributes

**Essential**

- Polite, pleasant and understanding manner
- Ability to work within a team
- Contribute to safe and effective patient care
- Good communication skills – both verbal and written
- Good I.T. skills
- Good time management Good organisational skills

**Desirable**

- Good caseload management

## Documents

- [dietitian (pdf, 720.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660155)

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