(**) Dietetic Support Worker in Basildon

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Main area Dietetics Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (18.75hrs for Paediatric Dietetic Service, 18.75hrs for Adults Dietetic Service) Job ref 390-NR-CSS-BA-3825

Site Basildon Town Basildon Salary £25,760 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Dietetic Support Worker – Make a Difference Across Adult and Paediatric Care

We have an exciting full‑time opportunity for a Dietetic Support Worker, based at Basildon Hospital, offering a varied and rewarding role across both Adults and Paediatric Dietetic Services.

This unique post is split equally between adult and children’s services, giving you the chance to develop a broad skill set while supporting patients at different stages of life. You’ll work closely with dietitians to help deliver high‑quality inpatient and outpatient care, contributing directly to positive patient outcomes.

Your day‑to‑day work will be diverse and hands‑on, supporting nutritional assessments, care planning, follow‑up appointments and service delivery across busy clinical settings. You’ll be an integral part of a friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team who value collaboration, learning and patient‑centred care.

If you’re organised, motivated, and passionate about nutrition and healthcare—and enjoy working with both adults and children—this role offers an excellent opportunity to grow your experience while making a meaningful difference to patients and families every day.

Supporting other sites will be required at times within this role. This may be remote support by email, telephone or electronic systems, or travel to other sites to provide in‑person support.

Main duties of the job

To carry out a range of nutrition‑related clinical support, administrative and clerical duties under the supervision and direction of registered dietitians, supporting both the adult and paediatric dietetic services. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Assist patients to improve their nutritional status
• Help monitor patients as directed by the Dietitians
• Collect clinical and other information relevant to dietetics
• Organise and prioritise own clinical caseload
• Communicate with patients, carers, and other health professionals, in person and via telephone
• Assist with delivering education and health promotion activities
• Assist with the Departmental administrative activities

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is split equally between the Paediatric dietetic service and the Adult dietetic service, at Basildon Hospital.

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE level qualification (or equivalent) in Maths and English and Basic/Combined Sciences
• Level 3 NVQ or equivalent, or higher

Experience

• Experience of working with the public
• Experience of planning own work
• Experience of working in the acute healthcare setting as a support worker or assistant
• Experience of working with sick people
• Experience of working independently

Skills

• Full clean UK driving licence

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Olivia Lyons Job title Integrated Therapy Lead - Dietetics Email address olivia.lyons1@nhs.net Telephone number 0300 4432789 Additional information

Emily Quek, Therapy lead for Children's Dietetic Services

0300 44 34339

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