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Job summary

Main area
Dietetics
Grade
Band 5
Contract
4 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Part time - 7.5 hours per week
Job ref
270-TG791-ACS
Employer
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northfield House, Kettering Genera Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/03/2026 08:00

Employer heading

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Dietitian

Band 5

Job overview

We are a diverse service and have an enthusiastic dietetic team which covers the whole of the county. This includes working with the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital) where we work in a range of clinical areas and also input into a range of primary care services. We have specialist roles in paediatrics, renal, diabetes, weight management, stroke, oncology, critical care and nutritional support, home enteral feeding and prescribing to support your role development and you will have the opportunity to be involved in student training. We are keen to provide development opportunities for our band 5 dietitians to progress their dietetic career journey and as a trust we proactively promote your wellbeing. 

Main duties of the job

For a full overview of the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the job description.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

clinical skills

Essential criteria
  • demonstrates competence in nutritional support and management of patients on B5 caseload

commt and prof sklls

Essential criteria
  • demonstrate competence in prof skills and ability in communicate effectively

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStep into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alison Scott
Job title
Professional Lead Dietetics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07732 405715
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