Stroke and Rehab Dietitian

Job overview

We are seeking a suitably experienced Dietitian to join our established team of 15 Neuro and Critical Care Dietitians, contributing to the delivery of high-quality care for patients treated at Cambridge University Hospitals.

This is a 10 month secondment opportunity within the Stroke team team, providing maternity leave cover. The successful candidate will be well supported by Senior Neuro and Critical Care Dietitians and will work closely with a specialist multidisciplinary team. The role offers the opportunity to be involved in the care of stroke patients from admission to the hyper acute stroke unit through the rehabilitation to discharge from hospital.

The post will involve supporting patients who require artificial nutrition support and with dyphagia, ensuring comprehensive and patient-centered nutritional care.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to further develop specialist skills within a supportive and collaborative clinical environment.

Main duties of the job

To act as part of the Dietetic Team and in conjunction with the Neurosciences and Critical Care Team, to contribute to the dietetic services and to the department to a variety of areas such as developments in IDDSI and dysphagia care, artificial feeding and streamlining service and care regionally, where appropriate, in conjunction with the Band 7 and Band 8a Dietitians at Addenbrooke’s and other external Units / agencies as appropriate.

To work within a multi-professional framework and contribute to a first-class service through evidence-based clinical practice, management, education, research and audit.

To set and work towards individual and team objectives that reflect corporate plans and work within the clinical governance framework.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment -    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 10th June 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 25th June 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.