Specialist Dietitian

Job summary
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Dietitian interested in paediatrics to join our friendly and supportive team of 5 Paediatric Dietitians and 1 Dietetic Assistant, providing care to children and young people across Cheshire West.

This is a Band 6 role, offering comprehensive training and support. Previous paediatric experience is not essential; however, a genuine interest in working with children, and their families is important. Experience in gastroenterology and/or diabetes would be an advantage. We have a strong track record of supporting dietitians moving into paediatric practice, offering a structured development programme with clear competencies.

You will manage a varied caseload across general paediatrics, and paediatric diabetes - supporting approximately 175 children and young people, predominantly with Type 1 diabetes. Working closely with the Paediatric Diabetes MDT, you will receive support from experienced colleagues while developing a high degree of autonomy in your clinical practice.

This patient-facing role involves working with children and families in hospital, community and home settings. We are seeking an HCPC-registered Dietitian, ideally with recent UK NHS clinical experience. Due to the clinical nature of the post, duties are undertaken on-site.

Main duties of the job
This is a clinical role within Children and Family Services, offering a high level of autonomy in managing both your clinical practice and workload, while being supported by an experienced and collaborative team.

Your application should outline your recent clinical experience, including any specialist areas of practice, together with details of your qualifications, professional registration and continuing professional development (CPD).

The postholder will manage a varied caseload across paediatric services, including general paediatric clinics, dietitian-led coeliac clinics, and multidisciplinary clinics alongside the Paediatric Diabetes Team. The role also includes providing acute dietetic support to the children's ward and delivering education to children, young people and their families following a new diagnosis of diabetes.

Additional responsibilities include participation in monthly evening diabetes MDT clinics (until 7.00 pm), delivering Level 3 carbohydrate counting education, and providing structured education programmes for children, young people and their families. An understanding of diabetes technology, including hybrid closed-loop systems, is desirable, with full training and ongoing support will be provided.

The post involves travel between the Countess of Chester Hospital and Ellesmere Port Hospital, as well as home visits. Therefore, access to a vehicle with business-use insurance is essential.

About us
The Trusts services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.

The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

Details
Date posted
12 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year

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Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
210-2026-563

Job locations
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.

This is a full-time position although alternative working patterns may be considered. Please indicate any preferred working arrangements within your application.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website -

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
• HCPC Registration
• Relevant student training course or qualification

Desirable

• Membership of professional body

Experience
Essential

• Substantial post graduate NHS experience
• Evidence of post graduate short courses
• Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
• Knowledge of current best practice in specialist dietetic area
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance

Desirable

• Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience

Skills
Essential

• Communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
• Evidence of group working and team working
• Evidence of audit and/or research work
• Evidence of participation in health, safety and risk management
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
• Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
• Good computer skills
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills

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
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
United Kingdom

Employer's website
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Leader - Paediatric Therapies
Ashley Jayne Caple
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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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.