What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialist Dietitian position at Freeman Hospital?
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work jointly across the acute and diabetes services at Newcastle Upon Tynes Hospital NHS Trust. This temporary, part-time post will be based at the Freeman Hospital and will include:
We are looking for a person with an interest and/or experience in the areas of diabetes, nutrition support and tissue viability. This post will sit within well established teams and will be supported by specialist dietitians and the associated MDTs. We are eager to evaluate the outcomes of the preventative element of this role and the post holder will be mentored in the gathering and evaluation of data collected throughout the timeframe of the post.
This is a part-time post and how the working hours are spread across the week can be negotiated, however, Mondays and Fridays would be essential working days. Agile working is supported by the issue of mobile kit (laptop).
Main duties of the job
You Should Be Enthusiastic And Self-motivated And Will
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
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
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Our department is committed to the provision of the full range of dietetic student practice placements. The successful candidate will be required to supervise students and support the organisation and delivery of student training placements. The role will be supported by a job plan; we actively encourage staff development as well as research / audit and continuing professional development opportunities.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Grace Stonebanks Job title Clinical Dietetic Manager Email address Grace.stonebanks@nhs.net Telephone number 0191 2824812
Specialist Dietitian
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work jointly across the acute and diabetes services at Newcastle Upon Tynes Hospital NHS Trust. This temporary, part-time post will be based at the Freeman Hospital and will include:
- Cover to the vascular wards
- Participation with the vascular and diabetes MDTs
- Dietetic input to the diabetes foot clinic with the aim to maximise wound healing and minimise complications
We are looking for a person with an interest and/or experience in the areas of diabetes, nutrition support and tissue viability. This post will sit within well established teams and will be supported by specialist dietitians and the associated MDTs. We are eager to evaluate the outcomes of the preventative element of this role and the post holder will be mentored in the gathering and evaluation of data collected throughout the timeframe of the post.
This is a part-time post and how the working hours are spread across the week can be negotiated, however, Mondays and Fridays would be essential working days. Agile working is supported by the issue of mobile kit (laptop).
- Interview Date Tuesday 27 May 2025
- 24 Hours/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.
Main duties of the job
You Should Be Enthusiastic And Self-motivated And Will
- Work with the vascular and diabetes teams, to help oversee a caseload of inpatients, outpatients and MDT meetings
- Have experience in nutrition support and an interest in diabetes and tissue viability
- Have excellent communication and organizational skills given the split of caseload across two teams
- Be able to demonstrate ongoing CPD
- Be able to maintain good relationships with colleagues and wider MDT
- Deliver a high-quality dietetic service in line with trust values
- Contribute to effective team working and attend team meetings
- Take part in student training and supervision
- Contribute to gathering outcome data and service evaluation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
- Freeman Hospital
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
- Cramlington Manor Walks
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
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Our department is committed to the provision of the full range of dietetic student practice placements. The successful candidate will be required to supervise students and support the organisation and delivery of student training placements. The role will be supported by a job plan; we actively encourage staff development as well as research / audit and continuing professional development opportunities.
- Delivers a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service in acute hospital services in the specialist area/s or in the community. See appendix for in depth job details
- Provides specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting and in one or more sub-specialty areas. This may include supplementary prescribing
- Acts as a source of expertise in nutrition support/education and dietetics to patients, medical staff, health care professionals, relatives, carers and all relevant agencies
- Provides expertise to Nutrition Teams and works in other multidisciplinary teams
- Delivers education and training at all levels
- Participates in team and multi-disciplinary evaluation, audit and research
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- HPC UK registered dietitian
- Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Evidence of specialist training or validated qualification in one or more speciality areas
- Basic counselling skills or training in cognitive behaviour therapy
- Teaching certificate
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or similar
- Clinical supervisory skills training
Essential criteria
- Post registration clinical practice in general clinical dietetics
- Range of general dietetics
- Evidence of knowledge in specialty areas
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Understands Health Professions Council Code of Conduct
Essential criteria
- Driving licence if relevant to the role
- Basic keyboard skills – Word, E-mail, PowerPoint, Excel, dietary analysis
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- JD & PS (PDF, 118.8KB)
- Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
- Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Grace Stonebanks Job title Clinical Dietetic Manager Email address Grace.stonebanks@nhs.net Telephone number 0191 2824812
