Specialist Dietitian (Home Enteral Feeding and Nutrition Support)
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Ashington, NE63 9JJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
12 days leftJob description
Join our forward-thinking Nutrition and Dietetics Service and develop specialist expertise in Home Enteral Feeding and Nutrition Support. This is an e...
- Provide specialist dietetic assessment and intervention for patients requiring home enteral tube feeding and complex nutrition support.
- Manage a varied caseload across community and acute services.
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective patient-centred care.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and governance activities.
- Support, supervise and develop junior members of the dietetic workforce and students.
- Provide expert advice and education to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The post holder will be responsible for a diverse caseload of Home Enteral Tube Feeding & complex nutrition support patients within Northumberland & North Tyneside in a variety of settings including face to face / telephone clinics, patient's homes & acute / community hospital wards.
You must be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the wider MDT. It is also expected you will contribute to student training and act as a support for our Band 5 Dietitians & Dietetic Support Workers. We encourage participation in regular CPD activities and we hold regular departmental and team meetings including a monthly journal club allowing the opportunity to learn from training, case discussions and peer support.
- Work closely within Home Enteral Tube Feeding & Nutrition Support service & assist with service development
- Manage a busy & complex caseload of patients with a variety of conditions
- Be an active part of the Regional Home Enteral Tube Feeding Network Group
- Provide support to a varied caseload across acute & community settings
- Deliver highly specialised dietetic advice to patients and their families / carers
- Work in a strategic manner and have a positive attitude to caseload & specialist area
- Act as a specialist resource for patients, their families and other health professionals
- Be able to implement change using advanced counselling and motivational interviewing techniques
- Plan and organise education and training sessions for colleagues, student dietitians, other health professionals, and other outside agencies
- Advise and formulate policies relating to specialist area of work (HEF / Nutrition Support)
- Participate in audit & research
- Contribute to, develop, monitor and comply with standards and policies for the dietetic department and the Trust
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality, have a our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital which is the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- Degree in nutrition and dietetics or first level degree plus postgraduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
- Practice Educator
Desirable: - PEN Group / DAFNE /DESMONDor other accredited qualification; - Non-Medical Prescribing
Other requirements
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Desirable: - Have supervised students; - Experience in critical appraisal
Experience and knowledge
Essential: - A range of in and outpatient experience; - Member of the BDA; - Experience working within Home Enteral Tube Feeding
Desirable: - Experience in critical appraisal
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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