• Job Description

  Req#: C9319-25-0374?language=en&page=900&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our team as a Dietetic Assistant.

  You will join the friendly, established team of Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners (DAPs) and Dietetic Assistants (DAs) at an outstanding Trust. You will be based at either North Tyneside or Wansbeck Hospital, but will be required to work Trust wide at times to meet the needs of the service.

  We are a supportive department and organisation and will provide the successful candidate with all the training/support required.

  Main duties of the job

  The main duties of the post will include assisting the dietitians with the ongoing provision of nutrition support. You will be an active member of the team and play a vital role in patient service delivery, education and resource development.

  You will have a caseload of patients in a variety of settings including face to face and telephone outpatient clinics, and travelling to patients own homes and care homes.You will be required to liaise with dietetic colleagues, staff on the ward or in the community as well as patients, relatives and GP practices.

  You will also be expected to support the dietitian in provision of education/training sessions to patients or staff.

  About us

  We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

  Date posted

  07 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  319-7122608SC

  Job locations

  North Tyneside General Hospital

  Rake lane

  North Shields

  NE298NH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder will work alongside the current Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and Dietetic Assistants assisting the dietitians in providing nutrition related activities in all settings. This could include:

  • Outpatient clinics
  • Community nutrition support visiting patients in their homes and care homes
  • Community weight management groups and diabetes clinics
  • Hospital patient reviews
  • Education/training sessions or patient group activities. There may be an occasional requirement to work out of normal office hours to undertake some of the community groups.
  • Administration activities, including updating databases, sending letters and making telephone calls

  You must have excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of the dietetic team and as part of an MDT. We take B and C placements from Leeds Beckett University and all level students from Newcastle University. All staff are encouraged to take part in student training support will be provided for the successful applicant.

  For more detail please call Joanna Cooper Community Service Lead 01670564006 or email Joanna.cooper@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder will work alongside the current Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and Dietetic Assistants assisting the dietitians in providing nutrition related activities in all settings. This could include:

  • Outpatient clinics
  • Community nutrition support visiting patients in their homes and care homes
  • Community weight management groups and diabetes clinics
  • Hospital patient reviews
  • Education/training sessions or patient group activities. There may be an occasional requirement to work out of normal office hours to undertake some of the community groups.
  • Administration activities, including updating databases, sending letters and making telephone calls

  You must have excellent communication skills and be able to work as part of the dietetic team and as part of an MDT. We take B and C placements from Leeds Beckett University and all level students from Newcastle University. All staff are encouraged to take part in student training support will be provided for the successful applicant.

  For more detail please call Joanna Cooper Community Service Lead 01670564006 or email Joanna.cooper@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSE Maths & English (to grade C or above) or equivalent
  • Completed NVQ level 3 or equivalent
  • Willingness to undertake relevant training
  • Food Hygiene Certificate - achieved or working towards within 6 months of employment if required as part of role

  Experience and knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of working within a clinical setting

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSE Maths & English (to grade C or above) or equivalent
  • Completed NVQ level 3 or equivalent
  • Willingness to undertake relevant training
  • Food Hygiene Certificate - achieved or working towards within 6 months of employment if required as part of role

  Experience and knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of working within a clinical setting

  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).

  Additional information

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  North Tyneside General Hospital

  Rake lane

  North Shields

  NE298NH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  North Tyneside General Hospital

  Rake lane

  North Shields

  NE298NH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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