Job summary Stroke Rehabilitation dietetics working across acute and community teams, is this the role for you ? A unique opportunity has arisen to support the patient journey from acute inpatient admission to community intervention and discharge. The successful candidate would be part of an enthusiastic and dynamic integrated dietetic team and enjoy strong MDT working with the wider community team including the stroke MDT, community nurses, specialist nurses and medicine management team. You would be based at Leighton Hospital working across acute wards and Mid Cheshire community footprint providing clinical intervention, education and training on the acute stroke ward and following up the patient to their own homes, nursing homes or via virtual contacts. This post offers the opportunity for a dietitian to further develop their clinical skills in enteral feeding and nutritional support whilst maintaining core therapeutic dietetic knowledge. Main duties of the job To work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver specialist dietetic services to the acute stroke unit at Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, as part of the acute adult dietetic team and home visits to review patients as part of the community stroke rehabilitation team across South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs. To formulate, deliver and monitor nutritional care plans for referred patients. This would include highly complex clinical conditions and diet therapy, across the acute stroke unit and community stroke rehabilitation settings. To be recognised as an expert source of nutritional knowledge in the field of stroke care, contributing to development of clinical guidelines, resources and education packages. The department encourages innovation and supports continuous professional development. We have embraced paperless working in the community and are moving forward with a digital clinical system project for acute services. We are supported with enhanced IT facilities. About us Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008. We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health. The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal. Date posted 16 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 412-COMM-7119664 Job locations DMCS Corridor Dietetic service, Leighton Hospital Middlewich Rd Crewe CW1 4QJ Job description Job responsibilities To practice safely within the professional code of conduct and level of competency for all aspects of work, including the management of patients in your care. To deliver the dietetic care to the acute stroke unit and community stroke rehabilitation service including complex clinical areas which would require more depth of clinical knowledge such as complex enteral and parenteral nutrition. This involves managing and prioritising a defined patient caseload on wards and in the community settings. To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients particularly those requiring home enteral feeding to include liaison with relevant community dietitians. To be responsible for arranging feed, equipment and training and initial community care Job description Job responsibilities To practice safely within the professional code of conduct and level of competency for all aspects of work, including the management of patients in your care. To deliver the dietetic care to the acute stroke unit and community stroke rehabilitation service including complex clinical areas which would require more depth of clinical knowledge such as complex enteral and parenteral nutrition. This involves managing and prioritising a defined patient caseload on wards and in the community settings. To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients particularly those requiring home enteral feeding to include liaison with relevant community dietitians. To be responsible for arranging feed, equipment and training and initial community care Person Specification Qualifications Essential HCPC registered as Dietitian Desirable PENG course Competencies in enteral Nutrition Experience Essential Clinical experience in general dietetic intervention one years NHS clinical practice Desirable Clinical experience in community dietetic Clinical experience in HEF skills Essential enteral feeding regime HEF discharge Desirable clinical skills in management of enteral feeding tubes clinical skills in daily monitoring Person Specification Qualifications Essential HCPC registered as Dietitian Desirable PENG course Competencies in enteral Nutrition Experience Essential Clinical experience in general dietetic intervention one years NHS clinical practice Desirable Clinical experience in community dietetic Clinical experience in HEF skills Essential enteral feeding regime HEF discharge Desirable clinical skills in management of enteral feeding tubes clinical skills in daily monitoring 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). Additional information 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 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address DMCS Corridor Dietetic service, Leighton Hospital Middlewich Rd Crewe CW1 4QJ Employer's website https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)