Community Dietitian
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Dietitian to join a friendly and well-developed Community Dietetic Team in Nottinghamshire. The post holder will provide specialist dietetic assessment and interventions to adults in various community settings, including clinics, care homes, and domiciliary visits. The team delivers a wide range of services to adults, children, and young people, focusing on evidence-based, patient-centred care. The role involves working autonomously, contributing to student training, and participating in professional and service development.
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent post grad qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council(HCPC) as a Dietitian
- HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification or Clinical Educators course
- Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Training or experience in the area of Community Dietetics
- Presentation skills training.
- Experience of working in an MDT and ability to discuss management plans and their implications with the MDT
- Experience in a community setting during B or C placement / post registration
- Able to reflect on own work
- Experience of audit or clinical effectiveness.
- Experience of teaching groups
- Experience of teaching colleagues or other professionals
- Up to date dietetic professional knowledge acquired through degree
- Complies with professional standards and code of conduct of BDA and HCPC.
- Interest in training dietetic students.
- Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills
- Able to communicate with clients using dietary counselling, motivational and negotiation skills
- IT skills, to support clinical practice ( e.g. patient information systems, e-mail, web browsing, literature search, dietary analysis word processing, and presentation packages
- Able to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations, and seeks advice from senior colleagues when required
- Able to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds, without risk of misunderstanding
- Able to analyse information and to make judgements on dietetic issues
- Willing to continue to develop their practice as a Dietitian, to remain competent in clinical practice.
- Able to plan and prioritise own caseload using time management skills
- Able to work with patients and others in emotionally charged environments
- Values and Behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
- Contractual Requirements
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
- Some flexibility to meet the needs of the post
- Mobile within the district.
- Training
- Completed clinical placement
- Degree or equivalent post grad qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council(HCPC) as a Dietitian
- HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
- Teaching qualification or Clinical Educators course
- Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- Training or experience in the area of Community Dietetics
- Presentation skills training.
- Experience of working in an MDT and ability to discuss management plans and their implications with the MDT
- Experience in a community setting during B or C placement / post registration
- Able to reflect on own work
- Experience of audit or clinical effectiveness.
- Experience of teaching groups
- Experience of teaching colleagues or other professionals
- Up to date dietetic professional knowledge acquired through degree
- Complies with professional standards and code of conduct of BDA and HCPC.
- Interest in training dietetic students.
- Developed Critical appraisal and clinical reasoning skills
- Able to communicate with clients using dietary counselling, motivational and negotiation skills
- IT skills, to support clinical practice ( e.g. patient information systems, e-mail, web browsing, literature search, dietary analysis word processing, and presentation packages
- Able to work independently and in a team, recognising own and others limitations, and seeks advice from senior colleagues when required
- Able to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds, without risk of m
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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Job summary
This is a great opportunity for a Dietitian to join a friendly and well developed Community Dietetic Team to offer Dietetic treatment to people living in Nottinghamshire.
The post holder will work clinically across the service that covers Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood. Our team of experienced Dietitians, Assistant Practitioner, Diabetes Educators and Clerical Staff all work together to deliver a wide range of Dietetic Services to adults, children and young people in the community.
You will join a team committed to professional and service development ensuring that we deliver evidence-based patient-centred care to improve patient outcomes and experience.
We have a supportive team approach, ensuring the wellbeing of all our staff. We provide regular clinical and non-clinical supervision and within the Trust we have a robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist dietetic assessment and interventions to adults within a variety of Community settingsProvide consultation to other community healthcare colleaguesContribute to student trainingDelivery of Staff training and patient group education sessionsEmploy excellent communication skills including written work such as record keeping and effective team workingUse own initiative and work autonomouslyAdopt good organisational and time management skil
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