Medical Diet Nutritionist - South

Compass Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service provider in the UK seeks a medical diet nutritionist for a 12-month maternity cover. The role involves creating specialized diet menus and liaising with schools and families while requiring occasional travel. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Nutrition and excellent communication and organizational skills. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Contributory pension scheme

Training and development programs

Wider healthcare benefits

Exclusive travel discounts

Food shop discounts

Cash rewards for spending

Wellness and exercise classes

Qualifications

• Must have a degree (BSc) in Nutrition or other relevant degree.
• Experience in working with people with allergies and intolerances is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Writing and checking medical diet menus for different allergies and intolerances.
• Regular communication with parents, schools, and medical professionals.
• Completing medical diet audits across schools.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent organization skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to travel

Can-do attitude

Education

BSc in Nutrition or relevant degree

Tools

Nutritional analysis system (e.g. Saffron)

Job description

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Hybrid working
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

Overall Purpose of the Role:

Chartwells are looking for a medical diet nutritionist to join our award-winning team on a 12-month fixed term maternity cover contract. The role can be based anywhere in the south requiring regular travel across a large geographical area. The location of the candidate can be flexible as long as they have easy access to road and rail networks. The ideal candidate should be an expert in nutrition with an interest in food allergies, intolerances, and knowledge of legislation around food and nutrition including the Food Information Regulations and School Food Standards.

Duties Include:

• Writing and checking medical diet menus for different allergies, intolerances, and medical conditions
• Supporting and mentoring key contracts in the South
• Regular communication with parents, schools, catering teams and medical professionals
• Completing medical diet audits across our schools
• Delivering training workshops to catering teams
• Reporting any incidents & working with HSE to investigate
• Being highly visible on the ground to support our colleagues
• Involvement in key projects and delivery of these projects across the business
• Being a key representative of the medical diets team to operators, clients and schools

Person Specification

• Must have degree (BSc) in Nutrition or other relevant degree
• Experience in working with people with allergies and intolerances is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided
• Experience using nutritional analysis system such as Saffron (or equivalent) desirable but not essential as full training provided
• Excellent IT skills and ability to learn new systems quickly
• Excellent communication skills with ability to adapt communication to a range of stakeholders including clients, parents, and pupils
• Excellent organisation skills with ability to manage a busy inbox and a high volume of workload
• Confident in communicating to large groups of people and controlling challenging meetings/conversations
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrates can do attitude
• Passion for keeping up to date with latest nutrition research and legislation
• Must be willing to travel and stay away from home occasionally

Key Contacts

• Senior Medical Diet Nutritionist South
• Medical Diets Team
• Medical Diet Co-Ordinators
• Head of Technical & Compliance
• Director of Nutrition & Sustainability
• Head of Operations
• Regional + Area Managers
• School Catering Teams
• Wider Nutrition Team

About Us

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Chartwells is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Chartwells has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Chartwells serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. Chartwells is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!