Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic dietitian with an interest in working with adults in the acute setting?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic dietitian to become part of the Acute dietetic team at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT), working at Lister Hospital in East and North Hertfordshire.
This role is 9 months fixed term maternity cover. The successful candidate will work as part of the broader HCT Nutrition and Dietetic Service, which is Hertfordshire wide, delivering an inpatient service to a number of specialties.
*Proposed interview date: 5th August 2026*
Main duties of the job
The role focuses on inpatient and outpatient work including experience in the following areas:
- ITU
- Enteral and parenteral feeding in specialist areas such as stroke and gastroenterology
- Home enteral feeding
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as an independent practitioner using a specialist level of knowledge and skills in the provision of a dietetic service to a caseload of inpatients and outpatients including critical care, stroke and gastroenterology
The role will involve providing support and training for newly qualified / student dietitians.
Please see job description attached to this advert for more detail.
Person specification
Other requirements
Essential
- Willingness to uphold the Trust's values
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
Personal qualities
Essential
- Team player
- Flexible and adaptable
- Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to use own initiative and work independently
- Good motivational skills
- Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
- Effective problem solving skills
- Ability to interpret clinical policies/guidelines within a highly specialist field
Desirable
- Behaviour change / motivational interviewing skills
- Presentation and teaching skills
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of a clinical portfolio in both inpatient and outpatient settings, working with complex patients
- Up to date knowledge of dietetic practice
- IT literate
- Evidence of CPD and commitment to life-long learning
- Experience of supervising or mentoring students
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary health care setting
Desirable
- Experience working with parenterally fed patients.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics degree or equivalent
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Attained or working towards a postgraduate qualification in a specialist area or evidence of significant experience in a specialist area.
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association
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This advert is for Specialist Dietitian with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust in Welwyn Garden City, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity cover). The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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