Nutrition and Dietetic Services Lead

NHS; Worcester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a highly specialist Dietitian to lead Nutrition services across Worcestershire. This role requires significant management and clinical experience within the NHS, providing opportunities for professional development and flexible working. The ideal candidate should hold relevant qualifications and have a track record of delivering services according to national and local targets.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant management experience within the NHS at band 7 or above.
• Operational management experience with knowledge and skills.
• Clinical leadership experience with extensive clinical expertise in various settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the provision of a specialist Nutrition and Dietetic service.
• Manage the Community Nutrition and Dietetic service budget.
• Develop multi-professional nutrition education and training programmes.

Skills

Management experience

Clinical experience

Patient engagement

Multi-disciplinary team leadership

Operational management

Education

Degree qualification

Post graduate training to masters level

HCPC registration

Job description

Overview

Contracted hours 37.5 per week over 5 out of 7 days. This will normally be Monday to Friday; there may be a requirement to cover bank holidays and weekends on occasion. The post will require travel between different clinical sites across the county and community locations including the patients home. There is some opportunity to work from home for some elements of the role.

The Nutrition and Dietetic team in Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust is undertaking a service review that may involve integration with Worcester Acute Hospital Trust Nutrition and Dietetic Service. The service currently includes provision for inpatients referred from trust inpatient units, community hospitals and mental health units, enterally tube fed adults and children living in their own homes, paediatric referrals in community clinics, and patients and healthcare professionals as part of the Community Adult Eating Disorder team and Children\'s Eating Disorder service.

Main duties

• Be responsible for leading the provision of a highly specialist, evidence-based Nutrition and Dietetic service for Community patients in Worcestershire and providing expert advice and guidance for statutory bodies and other agencies as appropriate.
• Lead on the development and implementation of high quality, multi-professional nutrition education and training programmes within the Trust and to continually develop the Community Nutrition and Dietetic service.
• Be responsible for the Community Nutrition and Dietetic service budget and resources at approval level and management of the team including recruitment, appraisal and supervision, continuing professional development and performance and the management of complaints and incidents within the service.
• Work across organisational and professional boundaries to develop effective partnerships and interagency joint working in accordance with agreed strategic direction and frameworks.
• Be responsible for the delivery of performance of the dietetic service against governance, financial, trust and group priorities and targets in collaboration with the Community Services Manager.
• Spend 40% of working time clinically within your area of expertise.
• Key link with local universities for the strategic management of pre-registration placement education.
• Provide line management for more junior dietitians.

About us

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust delivers community care across Worcestershire and mental health/learning disability services across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We operate from over 100 sites with more than 4500 staff and are committed to flexible working, diversity and personal development. We offer flexible working options, support work-life balance, and opportunities to make positive changes within your team or service.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website. We encourage reading the attached applicant guidance notes.

Details

Date posted: 25 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata for part time

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9798-1686

Job locations: First Floor, 1 Kings Court, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1JR

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Degree qualification
• Post graduate training to masters level or equivalent or equivalent experience
• Evidence of CPD
• Consent to provide original certificates to verify qualifications at offer

Experience

• Significant management experience within the NHS at band 7 or above
• Operational management experience, knowledge and skills
• Track record of delivering services with national and local targets
• Experience of managing budgets and resources
• Extensive clinical experience in a range of settings and roles
• Clinical leadership experience
• Experience of patient and public engagement
• Multi-disciplinary team leadership
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team, collaboration and autonomous decision-making

Other

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.