Specialist Dietitian (Community)

Job overview

Are you a Dietitian with a keen interest in the area of specialist weight management? Would you enjoy the opportunity to work with patients both 1:1 and in groups, to provide dietetic support to adults living with complex obesity.  If yes, our Nutrition and Dietetics team would like to offer you the opportunity to join a friendly, supportive, well- established community team  on a permanent basis, as a full-time (37.5hrs/week) Band 6 Specialist Dietitian.

• Interview Date Wednesday 03 June 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

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Main duties of the job

Within this role you will work alongside the lead weight management dietitian and  multidisciplinary team (including medic, psychologists, dietetic staff, pharmacist and a physio). The team is currently evolving, new funding enabling more prescription of anti-obesity drugs.  it is essential you enjoy participating in effective multidisciplinary teamwork. Within the role, you will also have an opportunity to deliver group education to the cardiac rehab service.

In addition to excellent communication skills, candidates should be organised and self-motivated to organise own workload across out- patient and community settings. Candidates should have experience, knowledge, and skills in supporting behaviour change, delivering group education and different counselling methods e.g., motivational interviewing.

Newcastle Nutrition is privileged to have good support from dietetic support workers and administrative staff. Also, great connections with other specialist dietetics teams, within the Newcastle acute hospitals and the primary care networks. You will also be supported by the manager of the community dietetics team and head of service. We are also committed to training A, B and C dietetic students (currently from Leeds Beckett and Newcastle Universities) and the successful candidate will be required to supervise students. The team is committed to supporting staff development and encourages research, audit and CPD opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will join the 22plus-strong community team, based in modern offices at Regent Point in Gosforth. You will be required to work at locations across Newcastle; A car driver is essential for this post and there is a requirement to carry teaching resources and set up community rooms for education sessions including arranging bariatric chairs and setting up scales. Agile/flex working is supported by issue of mobile kit (laptop). Newcastle Hospitals is a paperlite hospital and as such our community service uses electronic patient records (Systm 1).

The post holder will be required to:

• Organise and deliver a high-quality dietetic service to patients in community settings ( car driver is required)
• Maintain high standards of record keeping and professionalism in line with HCPC standards
• Have a keen interest and experience in community dietetics.
• Adaptable to seeing patients both 1:1 and in groups, utilising face:face, tel modes of communication
• Deliver education and training to staff and students as required
• Participate in team and multi-disciplinary audit, research and service improvement work
• Attend and participate in MDT meetings and dietetic meetings
• Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework and trust values. You will work in a manner which motivates colleagues, champions service user safety, dignity and drives continuous self and service improvement.

You should be enthusiastic and self-motivated and will:

• Have a broad knowledge of general dietetics and evidence of continuous professional development
• Be able to communicate well to both patients, students, and other health professionals.
• Have an interest in facilitating group education.
• Overall have experience of or an interest to develop more advanced communication skills to aid behaviour change.
• Have basic keyboard skills
• Be flexible, able to prioritise work and meet deadline