Senior Dietitian

Job summary

We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic dietitian to join us in a Band 6 role to provide support to inpatients with complex nutritional needs including mental health, eating disorders, disorder eating, oncology and parenteral nutrition.

You will become part of a large team of dietitians and dietetic assistants. The team works in a variety of inpatient specialties, community services, paediatrics and renal. There is also a culture of continuous learning for team members and our students and apprentice .

This role offers the opportunity to develop and influence service delivery in a variety of different specialist areas, specifically including mental health, eating disorders and oncology, working closely with team leaders in these specialist areas. You will be supported to gain competency in parenteral nutrition and will design and implement QI projects within their area of practice.

There is an expectation to contribute to our established student-training programme and support other team members in their development including preceptorship.

You will participate in a variety of activities to build your CPD portfolio including training provided internally and access to external training relevant to your role.

Proposed interview date: 2nd November 2026

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialised service to in-patients using specialist knowledge and expertise in dietetic management of nutritionally complex patients including mental health, disordered eating,eating disorders and oncology inpatients.

To support the adult acute referral pool to identify and prioritise appropriate patients

To provide a highly specialised service to inpatients across the acute hospital site as required.

To work with the Specialist dietitians and the Professional Lead for Nutrition & Dietetics to develop the dietetic service to the defined clinical area in line with national guidance.

To cover for other members of the dietetic oncology team when required.

To provide an out- patient service as required.

To attend multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences as required

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Good clinical knowledge and experience in dietetics
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience working in different clinical settings and at least 6 months clinical experience in an acute setting

Desirable

• Experience of working with a renal caseload
• Experience in Audit and Quality improvement

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
• Current HCPC Registration in Dietetics
• Clinical Supervisory Skills Course/ Student training/ Mentorship course

Desirable

• Member of British Dietetic Association
• PENG Clinical Update course or relevant post registration training in artificial nutrition support.
• Membership of relevant BDA Specialist groups e.g Renal / PENG group

Training & Professional Development

Essential

• Evidence of commitment to life long learning
• Demonstrate own practice is up-to-date and evidence-based and be able to demonstrate an awareness of current relevant research

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisational skills
• Good time management and ability to prioritise workload
• Basic IT skills in order to be able to use Trust Intranet and to input patient activity data
• Able to use Powerpoint Programme