Lead Clinical Specialist Dietitian & Team Lead

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Norwich seeks a Lead Dietitian for the Paediatric team to manage Neonatal patients and provide expert nutritional support. In this influential role, you will work within a diverse multidisciplinary team, ensuring that the nutritional care meets complex clinical needs. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to professional growth. Join a supportive environment where your contributions are valued and celebrated.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Free Park & Ride service

On-site Nursery

Support in career development

Qualifications

• Strong clinical knowledge and expertise in dietetics.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a caseload of Neonatal patients.
• Adjust nutritional care plans based on clinical needs.
• Provide training and education to other professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Empathy

Clinical knowledge

Education

Relevant dietetics qualification

Job description

Lead Dietitian – Paediatric Team

A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We’re looking for a Lead Dietitian to join our Paediatric team, supporting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. You’ll be welcomed into a truly diverse, multi-talented department where everyone’s background and perspective are valued. Our team brings together a wide range of experiences, cultures, and ideas—making us stronger and more innovative.

You’ll work closely within supportive multidisciplinary teams, with regular supervision and opportunities for professional growth. We’re proud of our open, inclusive culture—your voice matters, and you’ll be encouraged to shape how we work.

Outside of work, we love to connect and unwind, with regular social events and monthly lunches celebrating cuisines from around the world. We believe in working hard, supporting each other, and having fun together.

If you want to develop your skills, make a real impact, and join a team that lives its PRIDE values—People-focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Excellence—apply now. You’ll gain new friends, fresh perspectives, and a workplace where you truly belong.

If you want to make a real impact, develop your expertise, and join a team where your ideas and individuality are valued, we’d love to hear from you.

Interview date: 22nd January 2026

Responsibilities

As a Lead Dietitian within our Paediatric team, you’ll independently manage a caseload of Neonatal patients on our Level 3 Surgical NICU, providing expert nutritional assessment, advice, and support. You’ll develop and review complex patient plans balancing the importance of nutrition alongside complex NICU care needs. As the neonatal service lead you will be expected to attend regional meetings and input into regional data collection. You’ll work closely with our multidisciplinary teams, contribute to service development, and act as a role model for our PRIDE values.

Typical decisions you’ll make:

• Adjusting nutritional care plans in response to changing clinical needs including surgical
• Prioritising your workload to balance direct patient care, MDT meetings, and service improvement projects
• Excellent communication skills to liaise within the MDT to advocate for best care for complex, vulnerable patients.

You will be encouraged and supported in your CPD, and as you progress in the role we’ll want you to share your knowledge with the wider department, helping to inform and develop departmental policies where required.

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone with strong clinical knowledge, empathy, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication, organisational skills, and a commitment to ongoing learning are essential.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Service Development and Leadership

1. To act as the lead specialist for the specified clinical area, managing own highly specialist caseload.
2. To be responsible for providing training and education in the area of clinical speciality to other dietitians and healthcare professionals as appropriate.
3. To provide advanced nutritional and dietetic advice in specialist area to medical, health care professionals and other agencies.
4. To assess plan and implement complex treatment programmes and monitor patients in a variety of settings, offering therapeutic dietary advice and education, to address patients complex and changing needs.
5. To lead service development within own clinical area and contribute to the nutrition and dietetic service as a whole through participation in service development.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

This advert closes on Monday 12 Jan 2026

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity