An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Nutrition and Dietetic Department at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust for a motivated individual to join our Dietetic team in a split outpatient and community role. The post supports the Gastroenterology dietetic outpatient service three days per week, primarily working with patients that have IBS and coeliac disease. Two days per week will be supporting the Home Enteral Feeding Team, delivering high quality nutrition support to patients receiving enteral feeding in their homes.

This role is suitable for newly qualified dietitians, as well as more experienced dietitians looking to work in a different setting. This role is for a fixed term 18 month contract but there is potential for this to become a permanent position.

Requirements

• BSc / MSc Nutrition and Dietetics (or equivalent).
• HCPC registration (or registration pending in the next eight months).
• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.
• Completion of the Clinical Supervisory Skills training course (Desirable).
• Experience of providing oral and enteral nutrition support to patients in an NHS (or equivalent) setting.
• Exposure to dietary advice for coeliac disease and first line IBS.
• Able to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with patients, relatives, healthcare professionals and relevant stakeholders.
• Experience of providing dietary advice for coeliac disease and first line IBS (Desirable).
• Experience in implementing behaviour change and motivational interviewing techniques (Desirable).
• Experience of working in/with a multicultural population (Desirable).
• Confident, caring and empathetic approach.
• Able to adapt to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions.
• Strong team-working skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver first line IBS advice and advice for patients with coeliac disease.
• Provide nutrition support advice for a variety of clinical conditions.
• Undertake home visits to assess, monitor and support patients receiving enteral nutrition.
• Take an active role in supporting the student training programme.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan.
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service.
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services.
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
  • Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Home electronics scheme.
  • Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria.
  • Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria.
  • Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport.
  • Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies.
  • Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality.
• Career progression, training and support.
• Skilled worker sponsorship available.

Application Process

• Interviews will be held in person only.
• Personalise your application; relying solely on AI is not recommended.
• If AI has been used, please disclose this on your application form.

About Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Contact

• Vicki Parr, Clinical Lead Dietitian for Critical Care, vicki.parr2@nhs.net, 01924 543580.
• Jennifer Fairbrother, Clinical Lead Dietitian for Home Enteral Feeding, jennifer.fairbrother@nhs.net, 01924 543571.