Dietitian

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 March 2026

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.

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).

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
• 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

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.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

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…