Community Dietitian

Job summary An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Dietitian to join the community team covering Warwickshire caseloads on a 7 month fixed term basis. There may be opportunities to gain experience in other teams. You will provide dietetic interventions for nutrition support, weight management, non-complex gastro and diabetes, and general dietetic advice to people in their own homes, care homes and in outpatient clinics. You will support with the delivery of training to staff around nutrition and hydration standards. The role also includes reviewing diet sheets, contributing to audits, delivering education sessions and supporting student training. You will join a friendly, collaborative team of dietitians, dietetic assistants and admin staff working across Warwick, Leamington & George Eliot Hospital, and the community. We are a forward-thinking service, committed to high-quality care and ongoing service improvement. We offer an excellent preceptorship scheme for newly qualified dietitians and are committed to staff wellbeing, flexible working and a positive work-life balance. Main duties of the job Advise on the dietary management of patients with a range of medical conditions in community locations. Work autonomously to assess and treat own caseload of patients, with support as necessary from senior colleagues. Plan, deliver and evaluate training and education to other healthcare professionals, patient groups and the public. Liaise with dietetic colleagues and other members of multidisciplinary teams as necessary e.g. medical, nursing, catering and other health or social care professionals. Promote the ethos of self-management and prevention to patients, staff and carers to prevent nutritional problems, medical conditions and complications. About us Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below: https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2 We appreciate you completing the survey. Details Date posted 30 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 7 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours Reference number 203-CS1282 Job locations George Eliot Hospital College Street Nuneaton CV10 7DJ United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Be clinically competent to give dietetic advice, treatment and dietary counselling to patients on general wards, out-patient clinics, community locations and telephone reviews. Work autonomously to manage own caseload providing dietetic advice to patients, their carers and staff with a range of medical conditions in hospital and community locations, within agreed protocols / guidelines and with support from senior colleagues when necessary. Judge the appropriateness of referrals, action dietetic management and advise referring agents of inappropriate referrals. Analyse and interpret information from a variety of sources regarding individual patients, e.g. biochemistry, medication, clinical condition, anthropometric measurements. Undertake nutritional calculations e.g. calculating nutritional requirements, analysis of nutritional intakes using specialist IT systems. Develop and modify dietetic treatment and discharge plans referring to other specialists as appropriate. To recommend appropriate ACBS nutritional products for patients and document appropriately. Communicate complex nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers, using negotiation, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to understanding. Work in conjunction with medical, nursing and professional colleagues, attending MDT meetings as necessary to facilitate good communications to provide high quality patient care. Liaise and adv