Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7633547
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Skipton road, Steeton, Keighley, BD20 6TD
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Dietitian (Band 6)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Please read the attached AI statement prior to submitting any application
Job overview
This is a very exciting opportunity for an experienced Dietitian to support the development, implementation, continuous monitoring, and improvement of the Active Together Programme.
The overall purpose of this role is to lead, deliver, and sustain the success of the dietetic element of the Active Together Programme at Airedale.
This role includes working under the guidance of the Therapy Operational Manager for the Active Together Programme to ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and milestones are achieved.
The Dietitian will also ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of the dietetic component of the service ensuring the delivery of evidence-based practice, and better outcomes for patients.
The successful candidate will also be a part of the friendly and supportive wider Active Together service which includes Physiotherapists, and a Psychologist, with opportunities for peer support, CPD and provision of clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
Airedale NHS foundation trust are working collaboratively with Yorkshire Cancer Research to implement the Active Together model to individuals diagnosed with cancer in the Bradford district and Craven areas.
The Active Together programme will run alongside the existing treatment pathways to ensure patients are optimally prepared for treatment and beyond. It aims to maximise resilience to treatment, improve longer term health, minimise side effects and empower patients to be partners in their healthcare.
This is a funded 5-year programme which will have staged implementation into all relevant cancer pathways.
The Post Holder will:
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached detailed job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of the role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Post-graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of relevant continuing personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Member of the BDA
- Recent post graduate courses relevant to Cancer/Cancer rehabilitation
- Motivational Interviewing and/or Behavioural Change qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience working with oncology and/or palliative patients
- Experience of delivering dietetic advice to groups
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of clinical supervision both as supervisee and supervisor
- Experience of providing nutrition education and training to other health care professionals.
- Experience of motivational Interviewing and/or Behavioural Change techniques
Desirable criteria
- Experience of and recent involvement in student training
- Experience of developing and implementing guidelines in own clinical area.
- Experience of taking part in service improvement
- Experience of taking part in research
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge to support expert clinical practice in cancer care and rehabilitation
- In depth knowledge of a wide range of medical and surgical conditions in adults, including artificial nutrition support.
- Knowledge of motivational Interviewing and/or Behavioural Change techniques
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key stakeholders
- Knowledge and understanding of the culture and dietary practices of the local community including minority ethnic groups
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly, prioritise own workload, and manage time effectively
- Excellent communication and counselling skills including observation, listening, motivational interviewing, and empathy
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal, and ability to adjust style and content as appropriate.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to adjust verbal presentation skills and style to suit the situation.
- Clinical audit skills
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Highly flexible to meet own and service needs and be open to new ideas
- Supportive, approachable, tactful, and diplomatic
- Always conducts self professionally and able to adapt approach to a range of situations
Other
Essential criteria
- Current UK driving license
- Access to own transport
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nick Bergin
- Job title
- Therapy Manager Active Together Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01756 702323
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