Community Dietitian | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Band 5 Dietitian to join its Community team in Coventry. The role involves supporting patients in nutrition clinics and working alongside an experienced team to enhance your dietetic skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage with a diverse patient demographic in a teaching hospital environment, and includes development opportunities within a supportive multidisciplinary setting.

Benefits

Access to continued professional development

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with experience or training in dietetic evaluation.
• Ability to convey complex nutrition information simply.
• Strong interpersonal skills for multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Conduct dietetic assessments and develop treatment plans for patients.
• Maintain clinical records accordance with guidelines.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Nutrition assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Dietitian qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you a Dietitian who wants to make a difference in a supportive community team attached to a teaching hospital?

Who are we? We are a Dietetic Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire based just under 10 minutes from the M69/M6 interchange. We are diverse in both skill and experience but also in personnel. We are a department of nearly seventy Dietitians (across Coventry and Rugby Hospitals) whose specialities include gastroenterology, critical care, surgery, stroke, major trauma, oncology, renal, diabetes, specialist weight management, paediatrics and community nutrition support. We also provide student placements to neighbouring universities in Coventry and Birmingham. As a department we are actively involved in both research and audit and actively encourage staff to identify and attend courses relevant to their role and future development.

We are looking for a Band 5 Dietitian to become part of our Community team. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience the patient journey once they have left hospital. You will see patients in nutrition support clinics, both face to face and virtual, supporting patients with oral nutrition support and Home enteral feeding, you will also be supported to run cardiac rehab sessions and clinics in Coventry and Rugby.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

If you are keen to work with the community Multidisciplinary teams of Allied health professionals while developing your dietetic skills then this post is for you.

You will be supported through your development and journey by our friendly and experienced Dietetic staff.

• To carry out dietetic assessment appropriate to role and experience, provide nutritional diagnosis and provide a dietetic treatment plan for patients / clients.
• To hold responsibility for own patient caseload
• Maintain clinical records in line with local / Trust documentation guidelines
• To liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team and dietetic colleagues as necessary e.g. Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language therapists and other health care professionals

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

• Carry out dietetic / nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis
• Use sound clinical reasoning skills to provide appropriate individual dietetic advice and develop treatment plans taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate discharge planning as appropriate
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required, reporting back to senior clinician for regular support and advice
• Communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers using teaching, motivation and counselling skills as required
• Contribute to department audit and service development work
• Support training of student dietitians on clinical placement
• Support teaching / nutrition education of peers and multi professional colleagues
• Engage in department and own CPD activities
• Cover the work of colleagues during periods of absence or peak workloads
• Participate in health promotion activities of the department
• Participate in other duties as required

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025