# Senior Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dietitian/05d5bf53-5927-45da-8e5d-8e2875065477 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dietitian/05d5bf53-5927-45da-8e5d-8e2875065477.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Colchester General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (per annum) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-09T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-29T13:50:59.448Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Colchester/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietetics/Dietetics-v8330453 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8330453?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic dietitian to join us in a Band 6 role to provide support to inpatients with complex nutritional needs including mental health, eating disorders, disorder eating, oncology and parenteral nutrition. You will become part of a large team of dietitians and dietetic assistants. The team works in a variety of inpatient specialties, community services, paediatrics and renal. There is also a culture of continuous learning for team members and our students and apprentice . This role offers the opportunity to develop and influence service delivery in a variety of different specialist areas, specifically including mental health, eating disorders and oncology, working closely with team leaders in these specialist areas. You will be supported to gain competency in parenteral nutrition and will design and implement QI projects within their area of practice. There is an expectation to contribute to our established student-training programme and support other team members in their development including preceptorship. You will participate in a variety of activities to build your CPD portfolio including training provided internally and access to external training relevant to your role. Proposed interview date: 2nd November 2026 ### Main duties of the job To provide a highly specialised service to in-patients using specialist knowledge and expertise in dietetic management of nutritionally complex patients including mental health, disordered eating,eating disorders and oncology inpatients. To support the adult acute referral pool to identify and prioritise appropriate patients To provide a highly specialised service to inpatients across the acute hospital site as required. To work with the Specialist dietitians and the Professional Lead for Nutrition & Dietetics to develop the dietetic service to the defined clinical area in line with national guidance. To cover for other members of the dietetic oncology team when required. To provide an out- patient service as required. To attend multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences as required ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ### 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent - Current HCPC Registration in Dietetics - Clinical Supervisory Skills Course/ Student training/ Mentorship course **Desirable** - Member of British Dietetic Association - PENG Clinical Update course or relevant post registration training in artificial nutrition support. - Membership of relevant BDA Specialist groups e.g Renal / PENG group ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Good communication and interpersonal skills - Good organisational skills - Good time management and ability to prioritise workload - Basic IT skills in order to be able to use Trust Intranet and to input patient activity data - Able to use Powerpoint Programme ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Good clinical knowledge and experience in dietetics - Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team - Experience working in different clinical settings and at least 6 months clinical experience in an acute setting **Desirable** - Experience of working with a renal caseload - Experience in Audit and Quality improvement ### Training & Professional Development **Essential** - Evidence of commitment to life long learning - Demonstrate own practice is up-to-date and evidence-based and be able to demonstrate an awareness of current relevant research ## Documents - [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724) - [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262) - [apprenticeship handbook (pdf, 373.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2499) - [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146) - [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 552.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10653275) ## 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.