Dietetic Assistant Practitioner

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you passionate about the care of the adults and children with nutritional disorders and nutrition support and looking to for a career in Dietetics in the NHS?

This post is ideal for a someone with interest and qualifications in nutrition and dietetics who are ready to work in a busy and teaching environment.

Do you like working in a supportive department which emphasises high quality patient care, quality improvement and work life balance?

You will be joining a forward-thinking department which is valued and respected throughout the Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the growing team of 29 Dietitians, dietetic assistant practitioner and dietetic assistants, as a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner working across nutrition support, CMPA, respiratory, care homes, dementia both in outpatients and inpatients.

As a valued member of our team, you will receive

Flexible working, including the opportunity to work compressed hours and home working

Dedicated time for professional and service development

Access to a range of CPD opportunities both internally and externally

Regular performance appraisals, job planning and personalised development plans

Clinical and professional supervision and support

The opportunity to participate in policy and pathway development, audit, research activities and training of students, staff and health care professionals

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the dietitians in delivering an efficient and effective nutrition and dietetic service, working with children and adults to deliver to acute and community patients.

Work within multidisciplinary teams to improve nutritional care to patients.

As Dietetic Assistant Practitioner to hold a designated clinical caseload, working within agreed dietetic protocols under supervision from the Dietitians.

The post holder will be required to develop and review group sessions with supervision and independently those group sessions to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

Plan and deliver training and health promotion activities, participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and teams’ clinical practice in dietetics.

The post holder will be required to manage clinical teams task group timely.

The post requires good communication and IT skills and ability to overcome communication barriers when dealing with individuals with visual and hearing impairment, partial paralysis, dysphasia and dementia.

Actively participate in all department and appropriate multidisciplinary team meetings as directed by the dietetic team, by giving presentations, presenting reports, chairing and taking minutes, in order to contribute to the clinical development of the team.

The post requires the ability to manage time, prioritise and be adaptable and work effectively within a team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nutrition related qualification
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent plus specific knowledge and skills re conditions or nutritional therapy obtained through training and experience

Disposition

Essential

  • Flexibility – able to cope with different work environments
  • Self motivated – ability to work under pressure whilst delivering high quality service
  • Friendly and approachable, caring attitude

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as a Dietetic Assistant or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Evidence of ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Experience of independent working

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to the management of the client group
  • Commitment to continuing professional development and evidence based practice
  • Ability to travel to multiple sites
  • Ability to work on own initiative. Must be able to prioritise workload and set deadlines
  • IT 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).

Closing Date: 16 July 2026

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