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Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Community Hospital Dietitian

The closing date is 11 November 2026

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Job summary

The post involves providing a service to inpatients in community hospitals and you will work with the MDT team based there to provide evidence based nutritional care and support onward rehabilitation /safe discharge. You will have support from the other dietitians working in the community, the acute hospitals and the home enteral feeding team.

You will work with patients and staff in the following community hospitals: Brackley, Corby, Danetre (Daventry), Isebrook (Wellingborough) and Spinneyfields (Rushen). You will work jointly with the food service dietitian to help meet national standards for food provisions and improve patient care. There will be a small outpatient caseload to review discharged patients.

Main duties of the job

You will be accountable to the professional lead for Nutrition and Dietetics and you will be based at Northampton General Hospital or Kettering General Hospital site within the dietetic teams based there. The post involves providing a service to inpatients in community hospitals and you will work with the MDT team based there to provide evidence based nutritional care and support onward rehabilitation /safe discharge. You will have support from the other dietitians working in the community, the acute hospitals and the home enteral feeding team.

You will work with patients and staff in the following community hospitals: Brackley, Corby, Danetre (Daventry), Isebrook (Wellingborough) and Spinneyfields (Rushen). You will work jointly with the food service dietitian to help meet national standards for food provisions and improve patient care. There will be a small outpatient caseload to review discharged patients.

About us

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TH515-AD

Job locations

Highfield Clinical Care Centre

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role involves:

Undertaking comprehensive assessment of patients with complex presentations within inpatient and outpatient settings.

Formulating individual management and treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning and developing comprehensive discharge plans including advice on appropriate ACBS prescribable enteral feeds and supplements to be used.

Working collaboratively with the wider multi- disciplinary health care team to ensure delivery of coordinated care and to provide specialist advice and attend case conferences, network meetings as appropriate.

Evaluating patients progress, measuring outcomes and contribute to and implement service improvement work to provide safe patient care and manage risk

Using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to complete dietetic assessments and implement treatment plans. This will include using listening skills and behaviour change skills to motivate patients and families/carers to change their lifestyle behaviours and communication in a way to meet inclusion and diversity needs

Providing advice and training to patients, carers, colleagues and other healthcare professionals to promote an understanding of the aims of dietetic treatment to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.

To lead on service improvement work that can benefit patient care and the wider MDT

Organising and prioritisation of own workload and managing clinical risk within caseload

. Supporting training for dietetic learners and providing practice education experience

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the grade and/or hours of work at the post holders initial place of work or at any other of the Trusts establishments.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role involves:

Undertaking comprehensive assessment of patients with complex presentations within inpatient and outpatient settings.

Formulating individual management and treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning and developing comprehensive discharge plans including advice on appropriate ACBS prescribable enteral feeds and supplements to be used.

Working collaboratively with the wider multi- disciplinary health care team to ensure delivery of coordinated care and to provide specialist advice and attend case conferences, network meetings as appropriate.

Evaluating patients progress, measuring outcomes and contribute to and implement service improvement work to provide safe patient care and manage risk

Using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to complete dietetic assessments and implement treatment plans. This will include using listening skills and behaviour change skills to motivate patients and families/carers to change their lifestyle behaviours and communication in a way to meet inclusion and diversity needs

Providing advice and training to patients, carers, colleagues and other healthcare professionals to promote an understanding of the aims of dietetic treatment to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.

To lead on service improvement work that can benefit patient care and the wider MDT

Organising and prioritisation of own workload and managing clinical risk within caseload

. Supporting training for dietetic learners and providing practice education experience

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the grade and/or hours of work at the post holders initial place of work or at any other of the Trusts establishments.

Person Specification

knowledge

Essential

• wide range of dietetic experiences, evidence of inpatient and UK working preferred

communication

Essential

• demonstrate competency in a wide range of communication skills

professionalism

Essential

• demonstrates competency in a variety of professional skills

Person Specification

knowledge

Essential

• wide range of dietetic experiences, evidence of inpatient and UK working preferred

communication

Essential

• demonstrate competency in a wide range of communication skills

professionalism

Essential

• demonstrates competency in a variety of professional 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).

Additional information

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

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Highfield Clinical Care Centre

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Highfield Clinical Care Centre

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional lead dietetics

Alison Scott

[email protected]

03000270059

Details

Date posted

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TH515-AD

Job locations

Highfield Clinical Care Centre

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

United Kingdom

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