Band 3 Dietetic Support Worker - Primary Care
The closing date is 07 December 2025
Job summary
Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service (LNDS) have a vacancy for a permanent Dietetic Support Worker to join our community hospital dietetics service in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), working for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust.
Leicester Nutrition and Dietetic Service has a team of approximately 90 staff, made of dietitians, community nutritionists and dietetic support workers, covering the population of LLR.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to work across community hospitals, supporting dietitians in delivering high-quality dietetic care to adult inpatients within ward settings.
You will be part of a welcoming and supportive team, contributing to patient care and supporting their nutritional needs.
For further information or an informal chat and please contact: Joe Spillane:- Telephone 0116 222 7170 or email Joseph.spillane@nhs.net.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a motivated Dietetic Support Worker with strong teamwork skills and the ability to work independently. The successful candidate will be assigned specific community hospital sites, which may be located within both the City and County areas. Applicants must hold a full driving licence and have access to a car during working hours.
The service is committed to CPD and personal development and we have good clinical supervision models and in-house CPD in place to support you.
The service is involved in the pre-registration placements for student dietitians undertaking A, B and C placements.
Further details about Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service can be found by visiting our website: www.lnds.nhs.uk.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
18 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
005255
Job locations
OSL House,East Link
Meridian Business Park
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE19 1XU
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
OSL House,East Link
Meridian Business Park
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE19 1XU
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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