About this role
Job summary
Are you a Dietitian with a keen interest in the area of specialist weight management? Would you enjoy the opportunity to work with patients both 1:1 and in groups, to provide dietetic support to adults living with complex obesity. If yes, our Nutrition and Dietetics team would like to offer you the opportunity to join a friendly, supportive, well- established community team on a permanent basis, as a full-time (37.5hrs/week) Band 6 Specialist Dietitian.
Interview Date Wednesday 03 June 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
Main duties of the job
Within this role you will work alongside the lead weight management dietitian and multidisciplinary team (including medic, psychologists, dietetic staff, pharmacist and a physio). The team is currently evolving, new funding enabling more prescription of anti-obesity drugs. it is essential you enjoy participating in effective multidisciplinary teamwork. Within the role, you will also have an opportunity to deliver group education to the cardiac rehab service.
In addition to excellent communication skills, candidates should be organised and self-motivated to organise own workload across out- patient and community settings. Candidates should have experience, knowledge, and skills in supporting behaviour change, delivering group education and different counselling methods e.g., motivational interviewing.
Newcastle Nutrition is privileged to have good support from dietetic support workers and administrative staff. Also, great connections with other specialist dietetics teams, within the Newcastle acute hospitals and the primary care networks. You will also be supported by the manager of the community dietetics team and head of service. We are also committed to training A, B and C dietetic students (currently from Leeds Beckett and Newcastle Universities) and the successful candidate will be required to supervise students. The team is committed to supporting staff development and encourages research, audit and CPD opportunities.
About us
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 Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres 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
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will join the 22plus-strong community team, based in modern offices at Regent Point in Gosforth. You will be required to work at locations across Newcastle; A car driver is essential for this post and there is a requirement to carry teaching resources and set up community rooms for education sessions including arranging bariatric chairs and setting up scales. Agile/flex working is supported by issue of mobile kit (laptop). Newcastle Hospitals is a paperlite hospital and as such our community service uses electronic patient records (Systm 1).
The post holder will be required to:
Organise and deliver a high-quality dietetic service to patients in community settings ( car driver is required) Maintain high standards of record keeping and professionalism in line with HCPC standards Have a keen interest and experience in community dietetics. Adaptable to seeing patients both 1:1 and in groups, utilising face:face, tel modes of communication Deliver education and training to staff and students as required Participate in team and multi-disciplinary 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 professionals. Have an interest in facilitating group education. Overall have experience of or an interest to develop more advanced communication skills to aid behaviour change. Have basic keyboard skills Be flexible, able to prioritise work and meet deadline
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education Essential
Health and Care Professions Council Registered Dietitian Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics. Evidence of specialist training through short courses or a validated qualification in one of more specialist areas of dietetics e.g. nutrition support, paediatrics, home enteral feeding, supplementary Prescriber (Non-medical prescribing course V300) UK Valid Driving Licence
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Post registration employment in general clinical dietetics Evidence of participation in and contribution to audits Evidence in CPD
Desirable
Basic training in counselling and/or motivational interviewing or cognitive behavioural therapy Basic Food Hygiene Experience in student training Experience of working with wider multidisciplinary team towards a shared purpose/goa Proficient use of Electronic Patient Records
Skills & Abilities Essential
Clinical Supervisory Skills Course and/or Teaching Certificate Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications Good interpersonal skills
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 (formerly known as CRB) 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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Regent Point
317 Regent Point
NE3 3HD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)