Specialist Community Dietitian

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Home or remote working

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Community Dietitian to join the Dietetic Team at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital. The post is 30 hours per week with flexible working to suit the successful candidate.

You will work autonomously delivering expert dietetic advice, linking with dietitians in the acute hospitals and contributing to service development across five sites.

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration is required.
• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics is required.
• Member of British Dietetic Association is required.

Skills

Car driver with access to a car

Education

Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

HCPC Registration

Member of British Dietetic Association

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Community Dietitian

The closing date is 29 October 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a new Community Adult Dietitian to join our Dietetic Team at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, part of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB). This post is 30 hours per week and can offer flexible working to suit the successful candidate.

We are looking for a dietitian ready to step up to a specialist role, offering more advanced care and working autonomously in delivering expert dietetic advice.

You will be part of a talented, patient driven team to enhance service provision for patients in the community, move the service onwards in line with the digital objectives of the Trust and instigate along with the wider team, new and exciting ways of delivering community dietetic care.

Candidates who have applied for this vacancy within the last 3 months and were unsuccessful at any stage of the recruitment process should not reapply unless you can demonstrate additional relevant skills, qualifications or experience acquired since your previous application.

Main duties of the job

Although based within our community team, you will have links with the dietitians in the acute hospitals at Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton. You will be part of departmental meetings and contribute to the engagement of all of the dietetic teams working across the five sites.

We in return offer ample develop opportunities including leadership training and will prioritise regular 1:1's for support. We are a socially inclusive department, committed to empowering the staff, with emphasis on wellbeing and positive team culture.

Closing date of applications: 29 October 2026

Interview date: 12 November 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AIgenerated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipSkilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration
• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Member of British Dietetic Association

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge of working with a range of medical conditions requiring dietetic input
• Neuro Rehabilitation knowledge

Experience

• Post registration experience covering a wide range of clinical conditions
• Experience in delivering student training
• Experience of working with vulnerable patients in their own homes

Skills

• Car driver with access to a car

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Part-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working