Clinical Support Worker (Higher): Dietetics - Adult Community
The closing date is 13 November 2025
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person, with excellent communication skills to join our friendly and dynamic team at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Our mission in the community Dietetic team is to use a patient-centred approach to make a meaningful impact by educating, empowering and supporting. We enable people to feel seen and heard.
This is a busy role so candidates will need to be highly motivated and have a flexible approach to their role to ensure the needs of the service are met. You will need to be able to work under pressure using your own initiative.
It is vital that you have strong and confident communication skills when liaising with patients, carers and relatives and other health care professional and the ability to develop good working relationships with a wide range of professionals working across health and social care. This post also offers exciting opportunities for continued development in a well-established service.
You will need to be able to demonstrate knowledge and an interest in nutrition through qualifications and/or relevant experience
This role supports an already established team of dietitians and discharge coordinator who manage patients who are tube fed at home
The clinical caseload will require a mix of face to face and virtual service provision.
Main duties of the job
Working within defined scope of practice and service guidelines, key aspects of this role will include
- assessing the nutritional needs of non-complex adult patients with a range of medical conditions,
- devising programmes of dietetic care under dietetic supervision,
- monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of dietary intervention and providing regular feedback to the supervising dietitian.
- supporting team with the discharge and ongoing administrative management of patients who are fed via a feeding tube in the community
- liaising with dietitians, community staff, home enteral feeding company, ward staff daily
Full training will be provided but candidates must have a relevant qualification and must be able to demonstrate nutrition knowledge as well as excellent communication and organisational skills
Our service delivers care across 2 primary care hospitals and within community settings across the South Tees locality; therefore successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role
Provisional interview date: 27th November 2025
About us
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:o Your Leadership Impacto Service Improvement for Beginners
After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team
Details
Date posted
30 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
328-JCSM-7560062
Job locations
Langbaurgh House
Bow Street
Guisborough
TS14 7AA
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Langbaurgh House
Bow Street
Guisborough
TS14 7AA
Employer's website
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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