Adult Community Dietitian

Job summary Are you a Registered Dietitian looking to start or develop your career in community dietetics? Are you driven by a desire to offer personalised healthcare that improves the independence and quality of life of patients? Are you looking for a rewarding role that offers you the opportunity to shape community dietetic services? If so, we would love to hear from you. We have a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly and supportive dietetic service, working in the Adult Clinical Community team. This is a new role and would suit a newly qualified Dietitian or a Dietitian with some experience who is looking to develop their community healthcare skills. Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role. We look forward to receiving your application! Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 17th September 2026 Main duties of the job You will work within a well-established adult team delivering home visits, virtual and face-to-face clinics across a varied adult caseload. A focus of the role will be contributing to the delivery and development of the Nutrition Support Pathway. The role also includes: Group education sessions with patients, carers and families Opportunities to develop your enteral feeding knowledge and skills Development of health education resources Contributing to development and quality improvement initiatives You will have: Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) A passion for delivering high-quality care A strong interest in developing community-based dietetic services Excellent communication and organisational skills The ability to build effective relationships with patients, families and professionals from a variety of backgrounds A commitment to continuous learning and professional development We offer: A friendly and experienced Community Nutrition and Dietetics Department delivering a wide range of adult and paediatric services across Luton and Bedfordshire Structured support and mentorship Excellent professional development opportunities Regular supervision, appraisal and departmental continuing professional development (CPD) Access to Trust leadership programmes, coaching and external training opportunities A strong commitment to work-life balance, applications for part-time working, job shares and flexible working arrangements welcomed About us Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details. If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible. Details Date posted 11 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro-rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 448-BCHS-8278839 Job locations The Poynt Units 2-3 Poynters Road Luton LU4 0LA United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Professional / Clinical responsibilities To deliver dietetic services provided by the Adult Clinical Community Team. Delivery of services includes assessment, treatment and ongoing management of community patients including community clinics and domiciliary visits. To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, including biochemistry, anthropometrics, medical history, clinical condition, diet history and social circumstances. To use clinical reasoning skills to interpret data and implement appropriate patient centred nutritional goals and interventions, including timely onward referrals as appropriate. To support the development and delivery of patient education sessions as outlined in service level care pathways. To utilise prior