Job summary
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 is a part-time position, advertised as 15 hours per week (mandatory hours to be worked on Thursdays and Fridays and remaining hours can be worked flexibly across the week). The successful candidate will work as part of the broader HCT Nutrition and Dietetic Service, which is Hertfordshire wide.
Main duties
The role focuses on inpatient work including experience in the following areas:
* ITU
* Enteral and parenteral feeding in specialist areas such as stroke and gastroenterology
* Outpatient clinics (face to face and virtual)
About us
Thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You\'ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered as a member of our staff. We put patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds. Whilst not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We are committed to delivering a quality service, value staff training and CPD, participate regularly in student training and have a robust appraisal and supervisory framework. Electronic records are used throughout the Trust, further aiding our ability to work across a wide variety of settings and be in a position to work as part of an MDT, yet work remotely if needed as part of a hybrid approach to our work/ life balance.
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Details
Date posted: 10 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 812-25-HA-SD-7
Job locations: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Job responsibilities
To 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 including critical care, stroke and gastroenterology.
To deliver a designated outpatient clinic.
To provide support and training for newly qualified / student dietitians.
Please see job description attached to this advert for more detail.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* 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
Experience and Knowledge
* Evidence of a clinical portfolio in both inpatient and outpatient settings
* 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
* Participation in audit
Skills and Abilities
* 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
Desirable
* Behaviour change / motivational interviewing skills
* Presentation and teaching skills
Personal qualities
* Team player
* Flexible and adaptable
* Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Other requirements
* Willingness to uphold the Trust\'s values
* Eligible to live and work in the UK
Other information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB. Website: hct.nhs.uk
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