Dietitian

We are delighted to offer this Dietitian post within the Adult Dietetic Team at Newcastle Hospitals until 31 March 2027. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and experience within a supportive and friendly team. Previous dietetic experience is desirable but not essential, as comprehensive training and support will be provided.

In this role, you will manage an inpatient caseload across a range of specialties, including general medicine, cardiothoracic, gastroenterology and others, alongside regular outpatient clinics. You will provide nutritional care for patients requiring oral nutritional support, enteral feeding and specialist therapeutic diets, while developing your clinical knowledge and skills across a broad range of conditions.

You will join a dynamic and well-established team of dietitians working across a variety of specialist services, including Oncology, Intestinal Failure, Renal, Critical Care, Hepatology, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Colorectal Surgery and Cardiothoracic. The role offers excellent opportunities for continuing professional development, participation in audit and quality improvement activities, and involvement in student training and education. Working within a large and diverse tertiary centre, you will gain valuable experience and be supported to develop your clinical, professional and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to:

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• oHealth Professions Council Registered Dietitian
• oDegree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Post-graduate Diploma in Dietetics
• oValid UK Driving Licence

Desirable

• oBasic Food Hygiene Certificate

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• oKnowledge 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

oEvidence of developing knowledge in order to provide cover for specialist dietitians without supervision

oUnderstands professional standards and Code of Conduct as set out by the Health Professions Council

oProficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications

Desirable

• oInsight into specialist areas of dietetics
• oExperience of NHS/social care settings
• oProficient use of Electronic Patient Records

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• oGood interpersonal skills

Desirable

• oClinical Supervisory skills training

About the employer

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: