• Job Description

  Req#: C9236-26-0230?language=en&page=512&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified dietitian, or a dietitian who wishes to gain experience within both the community and inpatient hospital setting to join our team.

  You will deliver a clinical service treating nutritional support patients across Heywood Middleton and Rochdale Community , in a variety of settings including community clinics, care homes and patients own homes. You will also provide an in-reach service to patients admitted to the wards at Rochdale Infirmary requiring nutritional support.

  We are a small friendly team of Dietitians and assistants and we support flexible working where feasible.

  If you are ready for a new challenge, are organised, have excellent community communication skills and use a patient centred approach to your practice then Rochdale community dietitians welcome your application.

  Main duties of the job

  Supported by experienced dietitians your caseload will include patients requiring oral nutritional support as well as home enteral tube feeding. You will facilitate group education to patients newly diagnosed with coeliac disease, supporting long term management of their condition.

  You will maintain clinical responsibility for your own caseload, working with a supportive assistant practitioner and will contribute to the Nutrition & Dietetic Service as a whole, through participation in service developments including audit, patient experience and resource development.

  About us

  The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

  As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

  In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

  Details

  Date posted

  23 February 2026

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £31,049 to £37,796 a year Per Annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  236-RCO-P041-26-A

  Job locations

  Rochdale Infirmary

  Whitehall Street

  Rochdale

  OL12 0NB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

  In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

  In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • oBSc/ Msc Nutrition and dietetics or Post Graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • oHCPC registration

  Desirable

  • oExperience of working as a dietitian within the community setting

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • oGood Knowledge of Nutrition and Dietetics and an understanding of the dietary management of common conditions requiring diet therapy.
  • oAwareness of the HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethic and Standards of proficiency

  Desirable

  • oExperience of dietary management of patients requiring Nutritional Support

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • oBSc/ Msc Nutrition and dietetics or Post Graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • oHCPC registration

  Desirable

  • oExperience of working as a dietitian within the community setting

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • oGood Knowledge of Nutrition and Dietetics and an understanding of the dietary management of common conditions requiring diet therapy.
  • oAwareness of the HCPC Standards of conduct, performance and ethic and Standards of proficiency

  Desirable

  • oExperience of dietary management of patients requiring Nutritional Support

  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).

  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).

  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

  Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Rochdale Infirmary

  Whitehall Street

  Rochdale

  OL12 0NB

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Rochdale Infirmary

  Whitehall Street

  Rochdale

  OL12 0NB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northerncarealliance.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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