Highly Specialist Dietitian

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Retford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Dietitian at Rampton Hospital. You will join a dedicated Dietetic Team and work within Mental Health and Forensics, providing expert dietetic care for adults with complex mental health and nutritional needs.

The role involves leading and developing dietetic services, supporting MDT work, and supervising junior staff. It is a fixed-term 12-month position with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Dietitian with Master's level qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic assessment and interventions for adults with complex mental health and nutritional issues.
• Supervise a Band 6 Dietitian within the service.

Skills

Empathetic and psychologically minded

Advanced behaviour change

Excellent communication

Well organised, prioritisation

IT skills

Team builder

Education

Master's degree with HCPC registration as Dietitian

Membership of British Dietetic Association

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Dietitian

The closing date is 24 November 2026

There has never been a more exciting time to join the Dietetic Team in Mental Health and Forensics.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated HCPC Registered Dietitian to join our Physical Healthcare Service based at Rampton Hospital. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the department consisting of a Dietitian, GPs, Primary Healthcare Nurses, Urgent Care Nurses, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and visiting professionals such as Optometrists and Podiatrists.

This post will work closely with the wider Dietetic team of 15 Dietitians and 1 Dietetic Assistant within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

Enthusiasm and a keen interest in mental health is vital. You will be working with adults who have complex mental health and nutritional issues, requiring skilled nutritional assessment and advice. You will gain knowledge and experience in a diverse range of conditions such as gastrointestinal dysfunction, diabetes, stoma management and food and fluid refusal. Previous clinical experience across a wide range of specialities, including nutrition support, weight management, diabetes, eating disorders and disordered eating are essential. Full training will be provided.

You’ll also supervise a Band 6 RD, within the same service.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

Job responsibilities

Rampton Hospital is one of three High Secure hospitals in England and Wales caring for 300 adults who have been admitted for treatment under the Mental Health Act (1986). The Hospital's mission is to work with commissioners, patients, carers and staff to lead the development and provision of high quality, cost effective, secure forensic health care.

This role provides a wonderful opportunity to develop clinical and professional skills working as a key member of a highly specialised multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with a team consisting of speech and language therapists, specialist mental health nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacists, and social workers. You will be encouraged to participate in training, service development and clinical meetings. A flexible attitude, good interpersonal and team working skills are essential along with an excellent knowledge of various nutritional interventions.

We are looking for someone to join our team on a fixed term of 12 months, providing dietetic assessment's and interventions. If you are looking for a challenge and opportunities to learn and develop dietetic service within the mental health setting, please do get in contact; we are looking forward to hearing from you!

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person Specification

Physical Requirments

• Physical skills in line with MVA Breakaway where applicable
• Covering large distances walking around the site.
• Prolonged use of VDA equipment.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or equivalent post grad Qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian
• Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA).
• Appropriate range of post registration specialist professional knowledge and experience acquired through recognised academic study and practical clinical education.
• Professional body Special interest group

Training

• Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD highly including specialist knowledge of dietetic interventions and evaluations.
• Leadership training
• Clinical education
• Post-graduate training specific to client group and specialist areas of eating disorders and disordered feeding.

Experience

• Working experience of assessing and managing a complex adult caseload in specialist areas of Mental health and or forensics
• Experience of enteral tube feeding.
• Experience of working with eating disorders and disordered eating.
• Experience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Experience of designing and delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams.
• Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as part of profession/multi-professional team
• Experience of leading the clinical and professional development of others including students
• Experience of leading / managing project work
• Experience of research, audit, service evaluation and/or quality improvement projects - setting up, evaluating, reporting and application
• Identifies clinical risks and carries out MDT/ Trust Risk assessments and formulation for individuals, groups or services highlighting needs
• Experience of collaboration across teams, services, and other stakeholders outside of the Trust

Knowledge

• Highly specialist applied clinical knowledge
• Applied knowledge of risk assessment within field of clinical practice
• Knowledge of National Policy and guidance and impact on local practice.
• Applied leadership knowledge.
• Facilitation of learning Course
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment and ability to ensure effective risk management strategies within specialism.
• Highly specialist knowledge of how mental and physical health contribute to risk assessment and support management.
• Contributed to regional and national clinical projects and/or strategic work
• Advanced Facilitation of learning Course

Skills

• Empathetic and psychologically minded
• Advanced behaviour change skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences, and in situations
• Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload
• Excellent clinical reasoning skills
• Extensive experience of supporting other staff and students
• Motivated and a motivator
• Team builder and team member Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision
• Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
• IT skills - to support clinical and service needs and developments

Values & Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role.

Contractual Requirements

• Ability to travel between sites

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPer annum (Pro Rata for part time) + High Secure Allowance