Highly Specialist Stroke and HCOP Dietitian | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Nottingham is seeking a Highly Specialist Lead Dietitian to enhance nutritional care for patients, particularly in Stroke and Health Care for the Older Person services. This role requires strong clinical leadership and collaboration with healthcare professionals to implement high-quality services and mentor colleagues. The ideal candidate is an HCPC registered Dietitian with experience in inpatient settings and a passion for service improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing nutritional care in inpatient settings.
• Knowledge of Stroke care and health management for older persons.
• Ability to audit and develop referral criteria.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and deliver high-quality nutritional care.
• Support service improvement and training for Dietitians.
• Participate in audit and nutrition governance.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Dietetic service development

Collaboration with healthcare professionals

Education

HCPC registered Dietitian

Job description

Overview

Are you a Dietitian with genuine interest in helping support the prevention and treatment of malnutrition through service improvement? This post is the Highly Specialist Lead Dietitian for Stroke and Health Care of the Older Person at NUH. You will play a crucial role in leading, developing and delivering high-quality nutritional care to patients within the Hyper-Acute, Acute and Stroke Rehabilitation pathways. You will also contribute to the dietetic management of the Health Care of the Older person service.

The post holder contributes to the work of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics and wider Nutrition and Hydration strategy work at NUH. You will work as a Highly Specialised Dietitian providing clinical leadership for Stroke, Health Care of the Older Person & General Medicine. You will work closely with other dietitians & AHPs to continue to collaboratively provide an effective dietetic service across NUH. You will share a caseload with new registrants & specialist dietitians, providing supervision & mentorship, whilst also working with the wider Medicine team to continue to promote & develop the role of a dietitian in their specialist area.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will need to work with the team to develop strategies in support of this growing area. They will be involved in audit, developing referral criteria, training, & supporting the implementation of nutritional service developments.
• They will also support other members of the general medical team including rotational dietitians & support staff, alongside the Team Leaders.
• The post holder will support internal steering groups, working groups & wider NUH nutritional governance groups. They will participate in audit, service improvement/evaluation & student training for Dietitians.
• The post holder is also involved in the training & development of the NUH Nutrition Excellence Leads (link nurse/HCA role) including planning & organising study days & contributing to nutrition training initiatives across the trust.
• With over 19,000 staff, NUH is a large employer; the post involves working within inpatient settings across Health Care of the Older Person and Stroke as a source of expertise on Dietetics and Nutrition for staff and patients, including the provision of education and training, and working as a member of a departmental team with the support of the appropriate team leader.

Qualifications and Environment

We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff, who work together to deliver high quality care. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Orthotists, Prosthetists and Speech and Language Therapists. We have a Chief AHP who leads us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

In addition to the summary below, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert. This job involves working within inpatient settings across Health Care of the Older Person and Stroke. Acting as a source of expertise on Dietetics and Nutrition for staff, and patients including the provision of education and training, and working as a member of a departmental team with the support of the appropriate team leader.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025