Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Advanced Dietitian
The closing date is 24 November 2026

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Band 7 Advanced Dietitian who has an interest in working with people with mental health conditions, neuro rehabilitation needs and learning disabilities.

This is a permanent, part time post working 22.5 hours per week.

The successful candidate will provide dietetic expertise into the wards and outpatient department at Walkergate Park. Walkergate Park is one of the most advanced centres of its kind in Europe. The team has extensive experience and expertise in managing physical disabilities, neurobehavioral, neuropsychological, and neuropsychiatric problems. The centre provides high-quality rehabilitation services on an inpatient, outpatient, day patient or community basis.

As part of this role, you will link in with senior staff at Walkergate Park to develop the dietetic service in this clinical area. The successful candidate will also join the dietetic senior leadership team and support other dietitians working into Walkergate Park. You should preferably have 5 years post registration experience with experience and knowledge of treating patients with dysphagia and who need PEG feeding.

Main duties of the job
You will take a lead role, providing expert dietetic input to prioritise clinical caseload and determine appropriate clinical intervention and management. You will be responsible for management and clinical supervision of dietitians and support workers who work with you in the dietetics service.

You will receive full support from the Trustwide Dietetic Professional Lead, the Dietetic Team Leads as well as the other advanced dietitians working in other specialist areas. We hold regular peer supervision, journal sessions and training sessions to ensure our practice is up to date and supported. Our aim is to create an environment where every member of our team can succeed.

You will also be given the opportunity to work on service development and lead on trust wide projects, for example audit of the nutrition policy, outcome measures and quality improvement.

The team have strong links with local universities, and we take dietetic students from Teesside and Newcastle Universities. All staff have a valuable role and are expected to be actively involved in supporting the learning and development of our dietetic students.

About us
You will join our trust wide Dietetics Service, which has over 30 dietitians, clinical support assistants and a dedicated admin team. We have excellent links to multidisciplinary teams and nutrition and health promotion initiatives across the Trust.

The Trust is committed to improve the physical health of our patients to help close the mortality gap for patients with mental health needs and/or learning disabilities.

The Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 263-SS26-070-JW

Job responsibilities
You may be required to travel to various sites, parking in our Trust car parks is free. There are hot desking offices available for dietitians to use across the Trust, and we will provide you with the necessary equipment to enable you to work across multiple sites and access electronic notes and diaries as needed.

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date: 10th November 2026
Closing date: 24th November 2026

We welcome your application

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications

• Essential: Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus post-graduate Diploma in Dietetics which leads to eligibility to Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
• Essential: Current valid registration as a Dietitian with the HCPC
• Essential: Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses and other relevant CPD to Masters level
• Desirable: Member of the BDA and Mental Health Specialist Group
• Desirable: BDA: Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Group (PENG) course
• Desirable: Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable adults training
• Desirable: Basic Food Hygiene certificate
• Desirable: Leadership qualification
• Desirable: CBT training

Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Post registration experience in a variety of dietetic specialities
• Essential: Knowledge, experience and evidence of working with people with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and those with eating disorders
• Essential: Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Essential: Experience working in and presenting to groups
• Essential: Experience in the development of Dietetic services and participation in audit/research
• Essential: Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring students
• Desirable: A working knowledge of vulnerable adult and child protection issues and the Mental Health Act
• Desirable: Knowledge of existing national guidance and key standards in eating disorders and current issues relating to nutrition
• Desirable: Experience of using mindfulness techniques and CBT
• Desirable: Experience of presenting on Dietetic issues in mental health at a National level

Skills and Competencies

• Essential: The ability to solve complex clinical problems some of which will require immediate resolution
• Essential: Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance as part of the supervision process
• Essential: Ability to be flexible; adapting approaches to suit different settings and patients
• Essential: Risk assessment, risk management and safety planning skills
• Essential: Good IT skills and ability to use electronic systems for recording clinical information
• Desirable: Basic counselling skills
• Desirable: Leadership skills
• Desirable: Training and induction of staff

Role/Team specific requirements

• Essential: Professional in approach and manner
• Essential: Ability to work independently whilst contributing to multi-disciplinary teams
• Essential: Committed to lifelong learning and continuing professional development
• Essential: Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team
• Essential: Able to prioritise own work load and that of others, providing flexibility to cover colleague's patient cases in some circumstances

Personal Characteristics/Additional Requirements

• Essential: Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Essential: Good organisational and problem solving skills
• Essential: Able to work under own initiative, under pressure and achieve deadlines
• Essential: Reliable, dependable with good time keeping
• Essential: Enthusiastic, flexible and motivated to promote Dietetic services
• Essential: A commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma
• Essential: Motivation to develop new skills and approaches within the Mental Health setting
• Essential: Demonstrate patience, diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Essential: Ability and willingness to travel around the Trust and to meet the mobility requirements of the post
• Desirable: Keen to learn and gain further experience, with an interest in all aspects of dietetics

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.

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: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Walkergate Park Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4QD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Dietetic Clinical Team Lead, Sam Todd, samantha.todd@cntw.nhs.uk, 07989446774

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