Specialist Community Dietitian

Overview North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for the

Specialist Community Dietitian. The closing date is 30 September 2025. This is a 12-month fixed-term role offering the opportunity to develop clinical expertise in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

We are seeking a motivated professional with strong clinical knowledge and a passion for community-based care. You'll need a broad understanding of conditions commonly seen in the community and be confident managing patients across all age groups. Strong communication and team-working skills are essential.

You'll provide high-quality care to individuals referred by GPs, community hospitals, care homes, and other professionals. The role also includes managing a caseload of enterally-fed patients, supported by our dedicated Enteral Nurse Specialist.

We prioritise professional development, offering regular supervision, CPD opportunities, and the chance to mentor student dietitians from North West and North East universities-an initiative consistently rated four stars. Full IT and secretarial support is provided.

This role is ideal for experienced Band 6 dietitians or Band 5s ready for the next step-while enjoying the excellent quality of life in North Cumbria and the nearby Lake District.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver a comprehensive and patient-centred community dietetic service within NCIC, providing both clinical care and education across a diverse caseload.
• Offer expert advice and specialist input into the nutritional management of patients of all ages, covering areas such as nutritional support, gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies, weight management, home enteral feeding, and in-patient care in community hospitals.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of the Nutrition & Dietetic service, working collaboratively with colleagues and Dietetic Leads on audits, service evaluation, and innovation.
• Play an active role in a supportive, knowledgeable, and passionate team of 19 dietitians and 4 dietetic assistants/apprentices across acute, community, and paediatric settings, delivering evidence-based, high-quality dietetic care throughout North Cumbria.

About us At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date; please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

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• Youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• The multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

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Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be

Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children; if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the DBS. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of one of the largest employers in the UK, NCIC future employees will have access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of current dietary issues.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Knowledge of behavioural change and motivational interviewing.
• Knowledge and application of NICE guidance in relation to the specialist area.

Experience

• Evidence of recent experience in general clinical dietetics
• Evidence of teaching and training other health professionals
• Evidence of working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Undertaking and reporting on clinical audit
• Experience in community dietetics including home enteral feeding
• Paediatric experience

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification leading to registration in Dietetics (BSc Degree or equivalent)
• Current Health and Care Professions Council registration
• Documentary evidence of post registration CPD
• Membership of Specialist Interest Group Supervisory skills to support student training.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to use and develop a wide variety of approaches to delivering patient care and education
• Ability to identify, plan, deliver and evaluate training to other health professionals and groups
• Accurate keyboard skills for data inputting, word processing, internet and dietary analysis
• Ability to manage own caseload
• Ability to work without supervision
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.

Personal Circumstances

• Confident and self motivated
• Flexible and adaptable
• Able to respond to unpredictable events and frequent interruptions
• Able to deal with distressed patients/relatives/carers

Other requirements

• Car owner/driver
• Current membership of the British Dietetic Association
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