Job summary
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Looking to join a Band 5 community role within an 'Outstanding' CQC rated Trust? Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dietitian to join our Community Dietetics Adults Team.

Based at The Heathside Centre, Coxheath, this role offers a varied and rewarding workload across a range of community settings, where you can see the real difference your dietetic advice makes to patients' lives.

You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills while working alongside experienced dietitians in a supportive and friendly team. The post is full time, with flexible working considered.

This role is ideal for newly qualified dietitians or those looking to broaden their experience within community nutrition and dietetics, providing exposure to a wide range of clinical settings, ongoing professional development, and the chance to work as part of a highly supportive and experienced team.

Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 Community Dietitian, you will have a varied caseload with support from experienced colleagues and clinical supervisors, gaining experience across a broad range of community settings. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing nutritional assessment, treatment, monitoring and evaluation for adults with a range of nutritional needs
• Delivering face to face outpatient clinics
• Undertaking home visits to support patients in their own homes
• Running virtual clinics, including remote working from home where appropriate
• Working within care homes and community hospital settings alongside multidisciplinary teams
• Contributing to and delivering patient group education sessions

About Us
You will be part of a large, friendly, and supportive Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service within KCHFT, employing over 50 dietetic staff across four teams working across Kent. We are a dynamic, forward thinking community service that values innovation, collaboration, and staff wellbeing. We are committed to developing our workforce and offer:

• A comprehensive induction, preceptorship and regular clinical supervision
• Easy access to a wide range of specialist colleagues for advice, support and learning opportunities
• A structured Skills and Knowledge Enhancement Programme, designed to build confidence and clinical expertise across a range of specialist areas
• Opportunities to participate in audit, quality improvement and service development projects

About us
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registered Health Care Professional - HCPC

Desirable

• Registered Member of British Dietetics Association (BDA)

Experience
Essential

• Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment

Desirable

• Experience working in Acute or Community Dietetics

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding national and NICE guidance relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
• Knowledge of up-to-date clinical practice

Desirable

• Behaviour change skills training

SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential

• Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to organise own work, cope with change and use own initiative

Desirable

• Experience delivering patient and/ or staff group education/ training

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice
• Full UK or EU Driver's Licence and able to travel between sites across West Kent to meet the needs of the service and carry equipment such as wheelchair scales into patient homes.

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
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Heathside Centre, Coxheath, ME17 4AH, United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
West Kent Team Lead Community Dietetics
Amelia Marchant
amelia.marchant4@nhs.net

Details
Date posted
31 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
846-8228811-UJ
Job locations
The Heathside Centre, Coxheath, ME17 4AH, United Kingdom

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.