Dietitian: Sponsorship Available

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust

Job Summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Registered Dietitian to join our team at Foss Park Hospital, York, working across four Adult and Older People’s inpatient wards. This is a fantastic chance to develop your skills in a specialist area of dietetics while making a real difference to patient care.

Your primary focus will be to provide individualised nutrition care plans to patients with a range of mental health conditions including depression, psychosis, and dementia.

Previous mental health experience is desirable but not essential – we will provide training, supervision, and ongoing development to help you build confidence and progress in this rewarding field.

You’ll join one of the largest and most established specialist mental health and learning disability dietetic teams in the UK, with strong professional networks. We offer:

  • Structured clinical and management supervision.
  • Regular specialty team meetings for peer support and skill development.
  • Access to training and CPD opportunities to help you grow in this specialist area.
  • A supportive environment focused on quality, safety, and continual improvement

Main duties of the job

  • Deliver high-quality dietetic assessment and interventions for adults and older people in inpatient mental health settings.
  • Work as an active member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to holistic care planning.
  • Provide individualised nutrition care plans and tailored interventions for patients with a variety of physical and mental health conditions and complex needs.
  • Participate in staff and student training, audit, research activities, and pathway development to enhance service quality.
  • Maintain accurate clinical documentation and uphold professional standards

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Appropriate professional qualification in dietetic role or pending
  • Current relevant registration with HCPC or pending
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 for international recruits

Desirable

  • Post graduate training in relevant specialist area

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a variety of practice areas whilst on student placements or postgraduate

Desirable

  • Experience of supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of professional standards and their application to practice
  • Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities

Desirable

  • Knowledge of evidence-based practice in designated specialist area
  • Clinical risk assessment and application in practice

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: 09 March 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.