Rotational Community Dietitian

Job overview

Are you a newly qualified Dietitian or due to be finishing your student training this year, or a Dietitian waiting for HCPC registration or returning to practice?

We have an exciting opportunity for 2 individuals to work in community dietetics and gain specialist experience in the field of Diabetes, Bariatrics, Renal or Nutrition Support.

The Community Dietetic service are offering rotational posts alongside a 12-month preceptorship programme provided by the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton to help you achieve confidence within your band 5 role.

One day a week you will be able to work with one of the specialist dietetic teams e.g.  Diabetes, Bariatrics, Renal, Nutrition Support, Home Enteral Feeding, to have experience in a specialist field early in your career.

The post will be based at Florence Nightingale Hospital within the community dietetic team, most of the rotations offered are based at the Royal Derby Hospital.

As a department we are able to offer individuals hybrid working delivering services face to face, virtually and by telephone.

Your clinical caseload will be a variety of clinics, community hospitals, care homes and training. You will have the opportunity to work with a variety of clinical conditions including malnutrition, mental health, IBS, diabetes, bariatrics and renal.

This would be an ideal role for a highly motivated individual looking for a wide variety of experience for their first role in Dietetics

Main duties of the job

You will be working as part of the Community Dietetic team, where you will be delivering dietetic services to the residents of Southern Derbyshire. You will be managing a caseload, consisting of a variety of clinical conditions.

We deliver high quality student training to Sheffield Hallam University and Nottingham University, you will be involved in the training of new dietetic students. We also have exciting opportunities for experience in service development, audits and projects.

You will be expected to work and train alongside the wider MDT, deliver training and education to a variety of patients and health care professionals. You will be able to learn from specialists within dietetics to help get early access to a specialism.

Closing date of applications: 8 July 2026

Interview date: 22 July 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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