Job summary
We are excited to offer fixed term Band 5 roles within our Paediatric Dietetic Team. Our Paediatric team is well established providing dietetic care across specialist areas including: NICU, Home Enteral Feeds, Allergy and Oncology. We are part of a wider department also covering acute and chronic adult dietetic care.
These roles involve providing dietetic care to paediatric inpatient areas, seeing children with faltering growth, feeding tubes, eating disorders, nutrition support post surgery and cardiac conditions. You'll have an outpatient covering a general paediatric clinic, and helping with our coeliac patients and restrictive eater virtual groups.
Within the role we will offer regular supervision and opportunities for professional growth. There will be opportunities to gain experience in other specialist paediatric areas dependent on individual areas of interest and team availability.
You'll be welcomed into a truly diverse, multi-talented department where everyone's background and perspective are valued. Our team brings together a wide range of experiences, cultures, and ideas, making us stronger and more innovative. We're proud of our open, inclusive culture; your voice matters, and you'll be encouraged to shape how we work.
We believe in working hard, supporting each other, and having fun together. As a department we have regular shared lunches and there are frequent social events giving us the chance to relax and catch up outside of work.
Main duties of the job
If you want to develop your skills, make a real impact, and join a team that lives its PRIDE values: People-focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Excellence, apply now! You'll gain new friends, fresh perspectives, and a workplace where you truly belong.
As a Dietitian in either our Paediatric Team, you'll independently manage a caseload of patients, providing dietetic assessment, advice, and support. You'll develop and review care plans, using communication and motivational skills to help patients and carers navigate challenging diagnoses and treatments. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, contribute to service development, and act as a role model for our PRIDE values.
We're looking for dietitians with enthusiasm and empathy, with the ability to adapt when required. Excellent communication, organisational skills, and a commitment to ongoing learning are essential.
Typical decisions in either role you'll make:
- Adjusting dietetic care plans in response to changing clinical needs and patient feedback
- Prioritising your workload to balance direct patient care, MDT meetings, supervision, and service improvement projects
- Choosing the best approach to engage and motivate patients and carers, using counselling and behavior change techniques.
If you want to make a real impact, develop your expertise, and join a team where your ideas and individuality are valued, we'd love to hear from you about either of these posts.
Details
- Date posted: 03 November 2026
- Closing date: 08 November 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum (pro rata)
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 11 months
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 234-26-F1381
- Job locations: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
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Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Current HPC registration in Dietetics
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Good clinical knowledge in general Dietetics
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Ability to reflect and appraise own performance
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focus, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
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About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Employer details
- Employer name: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Address: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/