# Senior Dietitian for Community > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dietitian-for-community/2b7c5d46-f915-4e41-9079-d9099c56ae78 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dietitian-for-community/2b7c5d46-f915-4e41-9079-d9099c56ae78.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sheffield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata for part time staff - **Contract type:** 0.6wte Band 6 Permanent & 1wte Band 6 fixed term until Dec 2026. All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (For fixed term post (1wte)- 37.5hrs For permanent post (0.6wte) - 22.5hrs) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T23:02:06.138Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Dietitian_Community/Senior_Dietitian_Community-v7808454 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7808454?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for two enthusiastic and motivated dietitians to join the dietetic team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role will work within the Sheffield Community and provide a service to the Sheffield Community. This post will also involve supporting our Community Dietetics Improvement Programme. The STH dietetic department consists of around 65 Dietitians, plus dietetic assistants, and admin staff across 3 hospital sites and Sheffield community. We are a friendly, supportive, and innovative department with a commitment to patient-centered care and best practice. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong clinical skills, and excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. To apply for the post you will need to be an HCPC registered Dietitian and ideally have some experience of working within the Community setting. Community Dietitians work in a variety of settings to provide a citywide service for the residents of Sheffield. The aim of the service is to promote health and prevent disease amongst the population by improving nutrition and raising awareness of the link between nutrition and health. The service works in partnership with Primary and Secondary Care as a key link in care pathways for preventing and managing heart disease, stroke, diabetes, gastrointestinal conditions and malnutrition. We support patients in making lifestyle changes to manage their long-term conditions. ### Main duties of the job Determine the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop effective management plans for patients within the community setting with a variety of conditions and dietetic diagnoses (e.g malnutrition, gastrointestinal conditions, diabetes etc) Dietetic assessment and calculation of dietetic requirements of referred patients considering medical, biochemical, social, cultural, and psychological factors. Provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable to the patient’s medical, biochemical, social and cultural factors which is based on current evidence, incorporating local professional and national guidelines and standards. Negotiate with patients to enable them to achieve targets overcoming barriers to change including dietary, environmental, and social factors. Monitor and review dietetic care plans against outcomes.  Manage and adjust care plans to facilitate achievement of dietetic goals. Ensure dietetic interventions can be implemented through continued collaborative interdisciplinary working in and outside the Trust by attending and participating in relevant community multidisciplinary meetings, best interest meetings etc and case conferences. This involves close working relationships with our community colleagues e.g GPs, Community SLT. Provide dietetic support in a variety of settings e.g in patient’s own homes, face-to-face in clinics, telephone clinics and also in virtual clinics. There are two posts: 1 x 0.6wte permanent 1 x 1wte fixed term until Dec 2026. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for two enthusiastic and motivated dietitians to join the dietetic team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role will work within the Sheffield Community and provide a service to the Sheffield Community. This post will also involve supporting our Community Dietetics Improvement Programme. The STH dietetic department consists of around 65 Dietitians, plus dietetic assistants, and admin staff across 3 hospital sites and Sheffield community. We are a friendly, supportive, and innovative department with a commitment to patient-centered care and best practice. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong clinical skills, and excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. To apply for the post you will need to be an HCPC registered Dietitian and ideally have some experience of working within the Community setting. Community Dietitians work in a variety of settings to provide a citywide service for the residents of Sheffield. The aim of the service is to promote health and prevent disease amongst the population by improving nutrition and raising awareness of the link between nutrition and health. The service works in partnership with Primary and Secondary Care as a key link in care pathways for preventing and managing heart disease, stroke, diabetes, gastrointestinal conditions and malnutrition. We support patients in making lifestyle changes to manage their long-term conditions. ## Job Description Determine the appropriate dietetic treatment and develop effective management plans for patients within the community setting with a variety of conditions and dietetic diagnoses (e.g malnutrition, gastrointestinal conditions, diabetes etc) Dietetic assessment and calculation of dietetic requirements of referred patients considering medical, biochemical, social, cultural, and psychological factors. Provide nutrition and dietary advice suitable to the patient’s medical, biochemical, social and cultural factors which is based on current evidence, incorporating local professional and national guidelines and standards. Negotiate with patients to enable them to achieve targets overcoming barriers to change including dietary, environmental, and social factors. Monitor and review dietetic care plans against outcomes. Manage and adjust care plans to facilitate achievement of dietetic goals. Ensure dietetic interventions can be implemented through continued collaborative interdisciplinary working in and outside the Trust by attending and participating in relevant community multidisciplinary meetings, best interest meetings etc and case conferences. This involves close working relationships with our community colleagues e.g GPs, Community SLT. Provide dietetic support in a variety of settings e.g in patient’s own homes, face-to-face in clinics, telephone clinics and also in virtual clinics. There are two posts: 1 x 0.6wte permanent 1 x 1wte fixed term until Dec 2026. ## Responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial dietetic experience in a variety of clinical specialities - Evidence of independent working - Good knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management, especially Nutrition Support - Competent in behavioural change skills **Desirable** - Previous clinical experience of working within the Community setting ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills - Professional approach to relate and communicate clearly at all levels with patients colleagues and members of the MDT - Evidence of continuing professional and personal development and commitment to continue through department appraisal system - Willing to undergo further training at post registration level - Car driver and access to own transport ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards - Effective IT skills - Able to record activity and other data manually and electronically - Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based - Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects - Able to use literature review search methods and can critically appraise evidence - Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines - Competent skills in teaching and training other health care professionals and student Dietitians - Able to manage a caseload with frequently changing priorities and deal with interruptions. - Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics - Current HCPC registration **Desirable** - BDA accredited clinical supervisory skills course for training students - BDA accredited Behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills course ## Documents - [advert (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10323263) - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420) - [job description (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10076640) - [person specification (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10076641) - [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162) - [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165) - [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 305.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211) - [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894) - [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 236.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.