Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term to be reviewed)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 218-AHP-B6-7110537
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Dietitian, Long Covid / CFS
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you a dietitian who is passionate about service design and development and would like to work within a compassionate, dynamic, welcoming MDT?
We are looking to expand our Long covid and Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) service. This will be our first dietitian role.
The Long Covid and CFS team aims to provide a first-class community rehabilitation service to adults in Coventry & Rugby. The post holder will be working in an expanding service with many opportunities for individual and service development.
Please be advised sponsorship is not eligible for this post.
Main duties of the job
As our Dietitian, you will be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the Long covid & CFS service including sharing your knowledge with other professions of the MDT.
Providing 1:1 treatment where appropriate, the post holder will be involved in and facilitate discussion through group work and be able to problem solve while set meaningful goals with these patients.
As part of the Rehabilitation team you will work in a collocated MDT, alongside the Long Covid clinical lead, Occupational therapist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist, Assistant psychologist , CBT therapist. We regularly meet with our General medical consultant based at UHCW.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity for a Dietitian to join an enthusiastic and experienced team of Oncology Specialist Dietitians to work within an established dietetic service.
Who are we? We are a Dietetic Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire based just under 10 minutes from the M69/M6 interchange. We are diverse in both skill and experience but also in personnel. We are a department of nearly seventy Dietitians (across Coventry and Rugby Hospitals) whose specialities include gastroenterology, critical care, surgery, stroke, major trauma, oncology, renal, diabetes, specialist weight management, paediatrics and community nutrition support. We also provide student placements to neighbouring universities in Coventry and Birmingham. As a department we are actively involved in both research and audit and actively encourage staff to identify and attend courses relevant to their role and future development.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Desirable criteria
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Skills
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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aileen Spain
- Job title
- Community Dietitians Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342086286
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