Specialist Dietitian Community Nutrition Support & Virtual Wards | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Posting date:	01 September 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	01 October 2025
Location:	Eastbourne, BN21 3XY
Company:	ESHT
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7370320/374-KNLL03

Summary

Are you looking for a new and exciting role? We are looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our Dietetic Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting and innovative Band 6 dietitian post working within the Community Nutrition Support Team and Virtual Wards across East Sussex.



Are you interested a career working within an integrated NHS Trust that supports patient care across the community, acute and rehabilitation settings? Does a role that involves strong collaborative MDT working within clinical specialities appeal? The successful candidate will be part of a supportive and friendly community dietetic team and virtual wards with a range of experience. We welcome applications from experienced Band 5 clinicians, where there will be opportunities to work alongside senior dietitians and training in order to develop your clinical and leadership skills to fulfil a band 6 role as competencies achieved.

You will liaise closely with the patient’s relatives and carers regarding ongoing nutritional care and discharge planning. You will also provide expert nutritional advice and knowledge to the wider MDT. In community settings you will support patients in face to face clinics, via virtual/telephone clinics, as well as in their home and in care-home settings, to manage their oral and enteral nutritional requirements.



Applicants must holds a driving licence and ability to travel independently between sites.







Our close knit and supportive Dietetic Department includes over 40 clinicians and associated staff working across the specialities of community nutrition support, diabetes, gastroenterology, inpatients, intensive care, oncology, paediatrics, prescribing support, virtual wards and rehabilitation. Our department also includes Primary Care Network (PCN) dietitians, plus our apprentice dietitians and trainee Advanced Practice (AP) dietitians.

We are seeking an experienced Dietitian to join our Community Nutrition Support Dietetic Team and Virtual Wards Team at East Sussex Healthcare Trust.



A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Please refer to attached job description. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.




This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025

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