Dietician

Manchester Arndale; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is recruiting a Dietitian to support public sector catering and healthcare environments across Warwickshire and surrounding areas. This part-time role (20 hours per week) requires HCPC registration and Right to Work in the UK, with scope to collaborate with catering teams and clinical colleagues to ensure safe, therapeutic dietary services.

You will analyse menus, develop recipes, and monitor dietary compliance, contributing to quality standards and user-focused nutrition.

Qualifications

• Must be a HCPC-registered Dietitian.
• Right to Work in the UK and willingness to undergo DBS checks.
• Experience working in healthcare catering or public sector environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide recipe analysis, nutrition assessment and development using dietary analysis software.
• Maintain and review a database of standard recipes for patient, resident, staff and retail food provision.
• Assign and verify dietary coding for meals and items in catering services.
• Develop and review menus and recipes with catering management and healthcare professionals.
• Ensure safe, accurate provision of standard, modified and therapeutic diets.
• Support the development of multilingual, accessible nutrition materials.

Skills

Dietitian registration

Nutritional analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Training delivery

Education

BSc Nutrition & Dietetics

Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics

Tools

Dietary analysis software

Catering information systems

Job description

About The Role:

Days of Working: This position is based in South Warwickshire Clinical Services, working across Warwickshire, Leamington and community Trusts. Hours are part-time, Monday - Friday (20 hours per week).

We are recruiting for a Dietitian to support OCS Public Sector catering and facilities services across healthcare environments. This is a rewarding opportunity to help shape nutritional care and food provision, ensuring safe, inclusive, and therapeutic dietary services for service users. Working closely with catering teams, healthcare professionals, service stakeholders, and service users, you will play a key role in maintaining high standards of nutritional care, food quality, compliance, and service delivery. If you are passionate about improving lives through nutrition and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide recipe analysis, nutritional assessment, and development using dietary analysis software and catering information systems.
• Maintain and review a database of standard recipes for patient, resident, staff, and retail food provision where applicable.
• Assign and/or verify dietary coding for meals, dishes, and food items offered through catering services, including retail and vending outlets where relevant.
• Develop and review menus and recipes in partnership with catering management teams and relevant healthcare professionals.
• Ensure that all standard, modified, and therapeutic diets can be provided safely, accurately, and in a timely manner, meeting both dietary and personal requirements.
• Support the development of food-related information and menu resources suitable for diverse service user needs, including accessible, pictorial, and multilingual materials where appropriate.

Professional Advice and Liaison:

• Act as a source of nutritional and catering-related dietetic expertise.
• Build and maintain relationships with professional dietetic bodies, catering groups, and industry networks to ensure awareness of current legislation, guidance, and best practice.
• Provide specialist dietetic advice and support to OCS Public Sector teams when required.
• Work collaboratively with catering, clinical, operational, and quality teams to promote best practice in food provision and nutrition.

Monitoring and Compliance:

• Lead audits and monitoring activities relating to catering standards, nutritional compliance, food safety, and contractual requirements.
• Support routine food service reviews, including assessment of portion control, food presentation, service standards, dining environments, and service user experience.
• Monitor compliance against relevant legislation, guidance, quality standards, and client requirements.
• Contribute to the achievement of quality inspection outcomes, including PLACE, CQC standards, and other applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Produce recommendations and action plans to support continuous improvement.

Training and Development:

• Ensure staff involved in food provision receive appropriate training in nutrition, allergens, therapeutic diets, and feeding practices.
• Work closely with chefs, catering managers, and operational teams to support the production of nutritionally appropriate meals.
• Develop, source, and deliver nutrition-related training materials and sessions.
• Promote awareness of nutritional care and dietary requirements across operational teams.

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Must have Right to Work in the UK and willingness to go through DBS checks if successful in this role.
• BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent recognised degree, plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics (or recognised equivalent qualification).
• Registered Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Strong understanding of nutritional standards, therapeutic diets, food service operations, and healthcare catering.
• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Effective communication, training, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable:

• Full membership of the British Dietetic Association (BDA).
• Previous experience supporting catering services within healthcare, public sector, or regulated environments.
• Experience of conducting audits and supporting compliance against quality standards and regulatory requirements.

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.