# Specialist Community Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-community-dietitian/5d7c0b67-178a-47fc-943c-1c5127b57ae7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-community-dietitian/5d7c0b67-178a-47fc-943c-1c5127b57ae7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bracknell - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T10:51:18.194Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8090327 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8090327?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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 ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Strong experience of working in a variety of dietetic settings and partnership working **Desirable** - Previous experience using virtual platforms for patient consultations ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Car driver and owner ### Knowledge, Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Is proficient in the use of email, internet and Microsoft software packages ### Education/Qualifications/Training **Essential** - An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics - UK registered with Health Professional Council **Desirable** - Member of the British Dietetic Association ### Continuous Professional Development **Desirable** - Attended clinical student Supervisory Skills course - Attended a clinical/non-clinical Teaching Skills course - Completed low-FODMAP training ## Documents - [working for us (pdf, 773.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10383563) - [help with your application guide (pdf, 256.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2285) - [job description and person specification (docx, 775.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10383561) - [value based recruitment behaviour framework (pdf, 454.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10383562) ## 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.