Specialist Community Dietitian in Ashford

The closing date is 04 March 2026. Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).

We have a part-time B6 Community post working for an 'Outstanding' rated Trust!

• Interesting clinical work where you can really see the difference your dietetics advice makes to patients' lives.
• Varied workload delivering face-to-face appointments in clinics and visits and undertaking virtual clinics remotely from your own home.
• Opportunities to deliver patient group education.
• Opportunity to develop your role in either gastro and/or diabetes and obesity specialties with our Skills and Knowledge Enhancement program.
• Easy access to a wide range of specialist colleagues for supervision and advice.
• Regular CPD opportunities in-service and externally to support your development.
• Be involved in exciting service quality improvement (QI) projects where your opinions and input will be welcomed and valued.
• Flexible working opportunities to help with work/life balance.
• Friendly team and supportive managers.
• A dynamic, forward-thinking community Dietetics team in an 'Outstanding' rated NHS Trust!

Maybe you're looking for a change or more flexible part-time work has become more of a priority. It might be that you haven't really considered a community Dietitian role before and are considering a change from acute based work. If so, we'd like to challenge you to get in touch and have a go at developing your skills within our community team. We are especially seeking dietitians interested in developing their skills in the dietetics specialty area of gastroenterology.

Main duties of the job:

You will be part of a large and supportive Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service in KCHFT working across Kent. Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics currently employs over 50 dietetic staff in four different teams. We also believe that clinicians should focus on clinical work and hence we have invested in a very supportive administration team. You will work from home, from your base location at Trinity House, Ashford and will be an essential part of your role to drive to various locations across East Kent to meet clinical service needs.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

About us:

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.

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 suit us both.

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.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Registered Health Care Professional - HCPC Registered, Member of British Dietetics Association (BDA).
• Experience: Supporting others (mentor/educator/supervisor) experience, Experience in community dietetics.
• Specialist knowledge and expertise: Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to community dietetics).
• Skills and abilities: Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise and organise work under pressure to meet deadlines, Able to travel (drive) between sites across East Kent and carry equipment such as wheelchair scales.

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.