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Dietitian
Closed for applications on: 16-Mar-2026 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 16-Mar-2026 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Regent Point
- Town
- 317 Regent Point
- Postcode
- NE3 3HD
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: also a 12 months fixed Term post from date of appointment.
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Nutrition Community Contracts
- Interview date
- 30/03/2026
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a new graduate Band 5 Dietitian, in our Community Dietetic Team, part of the Newcastle Nutrition Dietetic Service, at Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust. The position will enable the successful candidate to experience and develop skills in core specialties. The post holder will have the opportunity to carry a caseload, oversee clinics, group education and home visits in 2-3 of the teams specialist areas:
- Oral Nutrition Support & Home Enteral feeding dietetic- led teams (based at Regent Point, Gosforth)
- Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Multidisciplinary team & Cardiac Rehab (based at Regent Point, Gosforth)
- Specialist Diabetes (multidisciplinary team based at Newcastle Diabetes Centre, FRH)
The role will be focused on adult dietetics, there are opportunities to experience paediatrics, within home enteral feeding if interested. it is essential you enjoy and wish to participate in effective multidisciplinary teamwork. Within the role, you may also be required to facilitate group education so an interest in developing experience and skills in this area is required. We are also looking for applications that can demonstrate excellent communication skills, as there is a strong requirement to utilise motivational interviewing, counselling skills in the specialities covered.
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You will work within supportive specialist teams to assess, plan and implement care in the clinical areas. You will be supported to develop your skills through training, preceptorship and regular 1:1 support.
The department oversees A, B and C dietetic student training in collaboration with Newcastle and Leeds Universities. The service strives to provide first-class patient care and is constantly evolving to meet patient needs. To help us achieve our aims, roles are supported by a job plan and the team is committed to supporting staff/ service development; Research, quality improvement projects, audit and CPD opportunities are all encouraged.
You will be required to work at locations across Newcastle; A car driver is essential for this post. There is a requirement to carry teaching resources and set up community rooms for education sessions including arranging bariatric chairs and setting up scales. Newcastle Hospitals utilises electronic patient records and the successful candidate will receive mobile kit (laptop and phone).
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Post 1 - Permanent
Post 2 - 12 months fixed Term post from date of appointment.
- Interview Date: Monday 30th March 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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The post holder will be required to:
- Adaptable and organised, to provide dietetic services to patients, across community specialities.
- Maintain high standards of record keeping and professionalism in line with HCPC standards.
- Adaptable to seeing patients both 1:1 and in groups, utilising face: face, and telephone modes of communication.
- Deliver education and training to staff and students as required.
- Participate in 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.
- Experience of motivational interviewing and interest to develop more advanced communication skills to aid behaviour change.
- Have basic keyboard skills.
- Be flexible, able to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
- Have a driving licence and access to a car.
Job Purpose
- Deliver a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service to patients at hospital sites or in the community.
- Provide dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting.
- Act as a source of expertise in nutrition & dietetics to patients, consultant medical staff, other health care professionals, carers and relatives.
- Deliver education and training to other healthcare staff and to patient groups.
- Participate in team audit and research.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Health Professions Council Registered Dietitian.
- Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Post-graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Valid UK Driving Licence
Desirable criteria
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of and experience in areas of general dietetics such as nutrition support, weight management, diabetes, in a range of clinical areas as evidenced via clinical placements or previous dietetic employment. Evidence of continuous professional development
- Evidence of developing knowledge in order to provide cover for specialist dietitians without supervision.
- Understands professional standards and Code of Conduct as set out by the Health Professions Council.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications
Desirable criteria
- Insight into specialist areas of dietetics
- Experience of NHS/social care settings
- Proficient use of Electronic Patient Records
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Supervisory skills training
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Skinner
- Job title
- Community Dietetic Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912823557
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