Highly Specialist Dietitian
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- 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 exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and enthusiastic HCPC registered Dietitian to join a friendly and supportive team at St Andrews Healthcare Birmingham. The role involves meeting nutritional needs in a mental health setting, with a focus on diabetes and weight management, and collaborating with the onsite catering team. The successful candidate will be the sole Dietitian at the Birmingham site, allowing for significant ownership and the opportunity to shape dietetic services. Support will be provided by line management and colleagues within the hospital team.
Key responsibilities
- Be the sole Dietitian at the Birmingham site, taking ownership of the work completed.
- Make changes and improvements to dietetic services as needed.
- Potentially manage a small caseload of patients with eating disorder / disordered eating.
- Work closely with the on-site catering team to tailor fresh cook catering services to patient needs.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including Speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, and ward teams.
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registered Dietician
- This post would be ideally suited to an experienced Band 6 Dietitian wishing to take the next step in their career progression and have the opportunity expand their leadership and clinical skills or an established Band 7 Dietitian seeking a new challenge and career direction. There will be lots of opportunity for the individual to shape how dietetic services are provided on the site
- HCPC Registered Dietician
- This post would be ideally suited to an experienced Band 6 Dietitian wishing to take the next step in their career progression and have the opportunity expand their leadership and clinical skills or an established Band 7 Dietitian seeking a new challenge and career direction. There will be lots of opportunity for the individual to shape how dietetic services are provided on the site
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,741 – £52,339 — matches the national scale.
Posted 10d ago · Closes in 8d
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Job summary
Career Level B / Professional (NHS Band 7)
Salary: Up to £52,000 DOE
Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week but flexible options may be considered.
The Role & Person
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled enthusiastic HCPC registered Dietitian with excellent communication, varied clinical skills with particular experience of supporting patients with Diabetes and Weight management, an interest in collaborating with the onsite catering team to deliver patient menus and leadership skills to join our friendly and supportive team at St Andrews Healthcare Birmingham site.
Meeting nutritional needs in a Mental health setting can be challenging but very rewarding with the opportunity to make a significant difference to patient care. Support will be available from your line manager and colleagues within the hospital team.
This post would be ideally suited to an experienced Band 6 Dietitian wishing to take the next step in their career progression and have the opportunity expand their leadership and clinical skills or an established Band 7 Dietitian seeking a new challenge and career direction.
Main duties of the job
You will be the sole Dietician at the Birmingham site so will have ownership of the work completed so can really make changes and improvements you feel are needed. You may also have the opportunity to manage a small cas
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