Community Dietitian - Human Nutrition and Dietetics
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 24.5
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 6 Dietitian to join the West Quadrant Community Dietetic Service. The role involves providing dietetic care to inpatients at Vale of Leven Hospital and following up patients in the community. You will deliver services through clinics, home visits, and care home visits, supporting home enteral feeding. The position is fixed-term and part-time, offering experience in both acute and community dietetics.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
256174
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
06/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
Drumchapel Health Centre
Employment type:
Fixed-term
Hours Per Week:
24.5
Job posted date:
19/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Job Advert
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
An opportunity to join the West Quadrant Community Dietetic Service as an enthusiastic Band 6 Dietitian. The role offers a unique chance to support patients across both acute and community settings, providing continuity of care from hospital admission through to community follow-up where appropriate.
This post is suitable for:
- A Band 6 Dietitian seeking experience in both acute and community dietetics.
- An existing staff member looking for a secondment opportunity.
- An experienced Band 5 Dietitian looking to gain Band 6 experience.
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