# Specialist Dietitian – Frailty and Acute Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-dietitian-frailty-and-acute-medicine/c62e0c2e-e5f3-4bb4-9a78-638a0e3e518c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-dietitian-frailty-and-acute-medicine/c62e0c2e-e5f3-4bb4-9a78-638a0e3e518c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Stepping Hill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-09T15:21:17.346Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietetics/Dietetics-v8267694 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8267694?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Inpatient Dietitian team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Specialist Dietitian in Frailty to join our Integrated Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. You will work alongside a band 7 Dietitian to provide a safe, effective and evidence based dietetic service to the medical and frailty patients. You will be joining a supportive and enthusiastic team of 19 Dietitians, 2 Dietetic Support Workers and a Dietetic Apprentice. as well as working as an integral part of an MDT alongside consultants and specialist nurses. The successful candidate will support driving quality improvement within the service. We are looking for a passionate and innovative dietitian who is keen to share and develop their clinical knowledge that they have acquired in relation to nutrition support, frailty Dietetics. The role requires excellent communication and team working skills, as well as the ability to work autonomously to manage a specialist caseload. ### Main duties of the job To provide a safe, effective and consistently high quality Nutrition and Dietetic service at Stockport Foundation Trust. Manage a delegated caseload within specialist area. To assess, plan and implement patient centred, evidence –based interventions To provide evidence-based care, education and information to patients, carers and health care professionals. This will be in a range of inpatient and outpatient settings. Contribute to the training and development of Dietetic students, Dietitians and Dietetic Assistant/Support workers. Supervising and supporting Band 5 Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants/Support workers ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ### 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** - Specialist knowledge across a range of nutrition and dietetic procedures acquired through degree and postgraduate experience - Specialist knowledge relevant to clinical area - Understanding of audit and its role in clinical practice/service development - Knowledge of policies and procedures and guidelines relevant to role - Awareness of dietetic products and clinical reason(s) for use - Understanding of NHS structure and systems - Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues **Desirable** - Good working knowledge of frailty and underlying health conditions ### Experience **Essential** - Post-graduate experience in clinical dietetics - Experience in managing oral nutrition support - Experience in managing enteral nutrition support - Working in a multi-professional environment - Working in a team - Ability to work autonomously - Managing a clinical caseload - Clinical audit **Desirable** - Experience in managing parenteral nutrition - Experience in managing critically ill patients - Presenting training sessions/talks - Training student dietitians ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Able to make an assessment of nutritional issues/problems - Ability to manage a range of nutritional issues/problems - High quality written communication skills - High quality verbal communication skills - Ability to communicate complex information to clients, carers and other professionals in a sensitive manner. - Ability to adapt communication style where required (with individuals or groups) - Ability to motivate or persuade others to facilitate change - Able to keep accurate records relating to patient care - Ability to reflect on practice with peers/supervisor(s) - Active team member - Flexibility/adaptability in handling work pressures, competing interests and busy caseload to meet service need - Prioritisation skills - Developed time management skills - Well-developed problem solving/analytical skills - Able to recognise own clinical and experience boundaries and to seek support/advice when appropriate - Well-motivated, with a commitment to developing the service - IT skills **Desirable** - Behavious change skills ### Work related circumstances **Essential** - Exposure to potentially distressing or emotional situations pertaining to the clinical or social circumstances of patients - Must maintain patient confidentiality at all times - Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics or Postgraduate Diploma in Human Nutrition and Dietetics - Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) **Desirable** - Member of the British Dietetic Association - Member of relevant British Dietetic Association Specialist Groups - Post graduate training in nutrition support - Post registration training in parenteral nutrition - Attendance at courses, conferences or study days which support dietetic knowledge and/or practice ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 450.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10582377) ## 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.