Senior Home Enteral Dietitian in Portsmouth

We are seeking a Band 5-6 Dietitian to join our supportive team on a part-time basis of 22.5 hours per week, fixed term until the 31st of July 2026.

You will be providing specialist community dietetic care to adults receiving enteral nutrition in their own homes or care settings. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your expertise inhome enteral nutrition (HEN) while working closely with a multidisciplinary team, including Nutrition Specialist Nurses and acute care colleagues.

As this is a developmental role, it is suitable for a newly qualified dietitian who would be supported to work through objectives with an aim to progress to a B6 level. If you already have relevant experience, this role could be offered as a B6 role.

If you are passionate about community dietetics and want to grow in a supportive and dynamic team, we encourage you to apply!

Main duties of the job

What we\’re looking for:

• Experience or strong knowledge of enteral feeding, enteral products, and equipment.
• Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to meet quality standards and contribute to service improvements.

Full training and support will be provided if home nutrition is a new area for you.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

• Assess, manage, and review enteral feeding regimes, troubleshooting tube feeding issues.
• Conduct home visits and telephone reviews to monitor and support patients.
• Liaise with hospital teams to ensure smooth transitions between hospital and home care.
• Contribute to service development, policy changes, and research to enhance patient care.
• Support and supervise student dietitians and junior colleagues.
• Manage a caseload that includes stroke, neurology, oncology, and gastroparesis patients.

Please refer to attached job description and person specification for further details about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of CPD
• Student supervision training
• Member of BDA

Experience

• Clinical dietetic experience including oral nutrition support and enteral nutrition
• Experience with audit/QiP and data collection
• Training and education of healthcare professionals and patients
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Leadership
• Research
• Data analysis and report writing

Skills

• Organisational and prioritisation skills
• Problem solving

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.

£32,602 to £48,778 a yearper annum incl HCAS