Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dietetic Support Worker

The closing date is 30 January 2026

Job summary

Are you caring and compassionate, an enthusiastic learner and interested in a career in diet and nutrition?

Would you like to work with our community dietetics service based at the Minerva Health centre . You would be involved with nutritional care of patients requiring artificial feeding in the community . This could include both patients on nutritional support and those who are fed by feeding tubes . You will also support the administration of the home tube feeding service so that patients have the appropriate feeding equipment / consumables and have regular supplies of these products.

Main duties of the job

Working within a defined scope of practice, key aspects of this role will include:

Assessing nutritional needs of non-complex adult patients with a range of medical conditions, requiring oral nutrition support and/or home enteral tube feeding

- Devising programmes of dietetic care under supervision, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of dietary intervention and providing regular feedback to the supervising Registered Dietitian

- Supporting the team with ongoing administrative management of patients on caseload, including liaising with other Registered Dietitians, Dietetic support staff, other community health care professionals and administrative staff, home enteral feeding companies, and nursing homes and carers.

- Data entry regarding product orders and assisting with the supply of dietetic products and consumables to patients in their own homes and working with the enteral feeding companies

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.

About us

If you have always aspired to work for the NHS caring for our patients and working alongside a highly motivated team, then you are going to love this role.

You would join a team of experienced and forward-thinking Registered Dietitians, Dietetic Support workers and administrative staff. The Community Dietetic Service offer nutrition and specialist dietary advice to adults (over 16 years) and provide an equitable and quality service for General Practitioners and community care teams across Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble.

We are committed to the continuing professional development of our team and will provide you with development opportunities as part of your role. We also encourage peer-supervision and are devoted to your wellbeing, with a number of Trust initiatives available to support staff.

We invite you to come and join our team for this exciting opportunity

If you are interested in this post or would like further information please contact Kate Castelli, Associate Head of Adult Dietetics or Pam Coulthurst, Head of Dietetics, by emailing dietetics@lthtr.nhs.uk or calling 01772 522467.

Date posted

16 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

438-PB3695-A

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green lane

Preston

PR2 9RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To directly support the delivery of diet therapy to patients
To support the delivery of the dietetic service across an appropriate clinical area
To aid this process the post holder will ensure their own personal development building knowledge and skills working within a team under the overview of HCPC Registered Dietitians

Please see attached supporting job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

To directly support the delivery of diet therapy to patients
To support the delivery of the dietetic service across an appropriate clinical area
To aid this process the post holder will ensure their own personal development building knowledge and skills working within a team under the overview of HCPC Registered Dietitians

Please see attached supporting job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Basic general education: GCSE or equivalent Mathematics and English equivalent to grade C or above
NVQ level 3 in care or equivalent care qualification (within 18 months of start date)
Commitment to continued professional development

Desirable

Qualification in Nutrition
Computer competency qualification
Associate Member of the British Dietetic Association

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in an acute NHS or community NHS setting
Proven interest in Nutrition/Dietetics
Understanding of medical terminology

Desirable

Awareness of nutrition products and equipment for home enteral tube feeding
Previous experience in a dietetic support role

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Strong written and verbal communication skills
Good IT and administrative skills using Microsoft systems
Ability to work with minimal supervision using own initiative
Organisational skills

Desirable

Experience of maintaining /monitoring statistical information over and above the normal provision of activity information, e.g. spreadsheets, audit data
Willingness to develop clinical skills and competency relevant to role

Values & Behaviours

Essential

Empathetic
Enthusiastic
Able to work as part of a team
Committed to working in a caring role
Aware of boundaries in the role

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Basic general education: GCSE or equivalent Mathematics and English equivalent to grade C or above
NVQ level 3 in care or equivalent care qualification (within 18 months of start date)
Commitment to continued professional development

Desirable

Qualification in Nutrition
Computer competency qualification
Associate Member of the British Dietetic Association

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in an acute NHS or community NHS setting
Proven interest in Nutrition/Dietetics
Understanding of medical terminology

Desirable

Awareness of nutrition products and equipment for home enteral tube feeding
Previous experience in a dietetic support role

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Strong written and verbal communication skills
Good IT and administrative skills using Microsoft systems
Ability to work with minimal supervision using own initiative
Organisational skills

Desirable

Experience of maintaining /monitoring statistical information over and above the normal provision of activity information, e.g. spreadsheets, audit data
Willingness to develop clinical skills and competency relevant to role

Values & Behaviours

Essential

Empathetic
Enthusiastic
Able to work as part of a team
Committed to working in a caring role
Aware of boundaries in the role

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green lane

Preston

PR2 9RJ

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green lane

Preston

PR2 9RJ

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)