Specialist Community Dietitian

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Specialist Community Dietitian to join our friendly and innovative Nutrition and Dietetic Service. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills across a varied caseload, working across community settings including patients’ homes, GP practices, community hospitals, and virtual platforms.

You will work as an autonomous practitioner delivering evidence-based dietetic care to a diverse population, including patients requiring specialist interventions such as home enteral nutrition and low-FODMAP diets. The role also offers opportunities to be involved in service development, student training, and quality improvement initiatives. If you are a proactive and adaptable dietitian who enjoys working across settings and making a real difference to patients’ lives, we look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

• Manage and prioritise a diverse clinical caseload across community and outpatient settings

• Deliver specialist dietetic assessment, treatment, and care planning for adults and children

• Provide dietary interventions including low-FODMAP and home enteral nutrition (HEN)

• Deliver care across multiple settings including domiciliary visits, clinics, and virtual consultations

• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and across partner organisations

• Plan and deliver education and training for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals

• Support service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives

• Contribute to student training and supervision programmes

• Communicate complex nutritional information clearly and effectively to a range of audiences

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• BSc (Hons) Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics (or equivalent) and HCPC registration

• Experience managing a varied dietetic caseload and delivering evidence-based intervention

• Strong organisational and clinical reasoning skills with the ability to prioritise workload effectively

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver education and work collaboratively across teams

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.