Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Dietetic Education Practitioner
The closing date is 27 November 2026

Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting, training and developing our new and existing dietetic workforce? If so, this is the role for you!

We are looking to employ a Clinical Dietetic Education Practitioner. The successful candidate will work with students, apprentices, newly graduated and existing dietitians across all of our trust sites to support their clinical development.

This post requires expert clinical knowledge and experience within dietetics, to deliver high quality training, education and clinical support. You will be part of a newly formed therapy clinical practice development team, led by the AHP workforce lead.

ASPH offers excellent access to supervision and opportunities for continual professional development. This is an example of our yearly AHP day celebration: Allied Health Professional Day

Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for supporting the clinical development of Dietetic apprentices and students in practice, in partnership with their supervisors. Functioning as a practicing professional working directly alongside the Dietitians in clinical practice is part of this role.

You will lead on design and delivery of the induction of Dietitians and co-ordinate Dietetic student and apprenticeship placements.

Alongside the AHP workforce lead and other members of the development team, you will ensure a quality environment for learning and practicing is provided for Dietitians, apprentices and students.

You will work with the AHP Workforce lead and HR to plan future roles for graduating Dietitians in order to retain them in the Trust or wider health system. Participating in the future planning and recruiting of cohorts onto the Dietetic Apprenticeship programmes is also part of this role. You will also be helping to deliver the AHP Preceptorship programme.

About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We work in partnership with Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

St Peter's Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmology and Outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward-thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits & discounts.

For more information about careers at ASPH visit: www.asph-careers.org

Certificate of Sponsorship: In line with UKVI requirements, Band 2, Band 3 and Band 4 roles are not eligible for sponsorship. Please note only certain roles at Band 5 & above are eligible for sponsorship.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £51,657 to £58,785 a year per annum inc. HCAS pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 323-AHP3937-ED
Job locations: St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates will need to hold a Dietitian BSc (Hons) Degree or equivalent with significant experience at NHS band 6 level or equivalent experience. Candidates will need to demonstrate recent experience in an acute hospital setting in the UK and able to evidence experience of teaching/facilitating group and individual learning. Further evidence in developing dietetic practice within the clinical setting is required. The successful candidate would need to be able to work independently as well as have the ability to work effectively within a team.

Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential: Knowledge of preceptorship principles and standards
Experience
Essential:

• Significant experience at Band 6 level
• Evidence of teaching/facilitating group and individual learners
• Recent evidence of developing dietetic practice within the clinical setting
• Experience of enteral feeding

Desirable: Experience within a clinical teaching role
Skills
Essential:

• Ability to give effective feedback
• Ability to teach and facilitate learning in the classroom and clinical environments

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: AHP Workforce Lead, Sara Hill, sara.hill1@nhs.net

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