At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide specialist dietary advice and treatment for clients with intellectual developmental disabilities.
- Company: Join Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a leading mental health and community services provider.
- Benefits: Part-time hours, supportive team environment, and commitment to employee wellbeing.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team dedicated to inclusivity and environmental sustainability.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while developing your professional skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in Dietetics and HCPC registration required; experience in clinical settings preferred.
The predicted salary is between 37288 - 45574 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has arisen with our Mental Health Specialist Services to join our Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Directorate (IDD) at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a highly motivated autonomous Dietitian to join the team. The role would be part time 24.38 hours providing clinical dietitian role for the Community IDD Dietetics Team. The service currently operates around the hours of 9-5pm Mon-Friday, working from locations including patient homes, clinics and inpatient settings.
The service is currently commissioned to cover Nottingham City and South of the County; however, there is an aspiration to cover the whole of Nottinghamshire in the future which will increase the geographical remit of this role. You will be providing specialist evidence-based dietary advice and treatment for individual clients and their carers and supporting the development of the service within the directorate with the support of the multi-disciplinary team.
Job responsibilities include:
- Providing a high level of clinical and professional expertise to ensure clients and their carers benefit from well-coordinated, pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective Dietetic treatment.
- Delivering individually tailored therapy and management, training, advice and a consultative approach.
- Predominantly providing input on a one-on-one basis, but consultation and training may be provided to train staff as required.
Personal Specification:
Qualifications - Academic/Craft/Professional
- Degree or equivalent post grad Qualification leading to registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Dietitian.
- HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
- Appropriate range of post registration specialist professional knowledge and experience acquired through recognised academic study and practical clinical education.
- Membership of British Dietetic Association (BDA).
- Relevant clinical update course e.g. Paediatric update, Community Dietetics, Diabetes, PENG Clinical update course, Learning Disability specific course.
- Teaching qualification or Clinical Educators course.
Training
- Engagement in training as required appropriate to the post.
- Relevant additional training.
Experience
- Post registration clinical experience obtained within a wide range of acute/community/social care settings.
- Experience of teaching groups.
Evidence of Knowledge - Skills-Aptitudes
- Empathetic and psychologically minded.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences, and in situations.
- Well organised and able to prioritise a high turnover caseload.
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills.
- Experience of supporting other staff and students.
- Motivated and a motivator.
- Team builder and team member.
- Autonomous and able to work without direct supervision.
- Ability to manage own wellbeing with access to supervision to sustain this.
- IT skills - to support clinical and service needs and developments.
- Motivational Interview Skills.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026.
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