Specialist Community Dietitian | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Ebrill 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 Mai 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Ashford, TN25 4AZ |
| Cwmni: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7965159/846-7965159-UJ |
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Looking to join a Band 6 community role within an ‘Outstanding’ CQC‑rated Trust?
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for aBand 6 Dietitianto join ourCommunity Dietetics Adults Team.
Based atTrinity House, Ashford, this role offers a varied and rewarding workload across community settings, where you can see the real difference your dietetic advice makes to patients’ lives. The post is full time, withflexible and part‑time working considered.
We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with aspecialist interest in Gastroenterology, or those wishing to develop in this area.
You will be part of alarge, friendly, and supportive Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Servicewithin KCHFT, employing over50 dietetic staff across four teams working across Kent. We are a dynamic, forward‑thinking community service that values innovation, collaboration, and staff wellbeing.
• Deliveringface‑to‑face outpatient clinics
• Undertakinghome visitsto support patients in their own homes
• Runningvirtual clinics and virtual care home clinics, including remote working from home where appropriate
• Managing a varied community caseload and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
• Contributing to and deliveringpatient group education sessions
• Participating inservice development and quality improvement (QI) projects
We are committed to developing our workforce and offer:
• Easy access to a wide range ofspecialist colleaguesfor supervision and advice
• A structuredSkills and Knowledge Enhancement Programme, with opportunities to develop expertise ingastroenterology
• RegularCPD opportunities, both in‑service and external
• A highly supportiveadministrative team, enabling clinicians to focus on clinical care
• Flexible working options to supportwork‑life balance
• Supportive managers and a positive team culture within anOutstanding NHS Trust
· Driving to locations acrossEast Kentto meet service needs– driving is essential for this role
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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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 can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 May 2026