At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead nutrition compliance strategy and ensure NHS Trusts meet food standards.
- Company: Join Foodbuy Group, a key player in NHS food procurement.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, pension plan, and flexible home-based work.
- Other info: Collaborative team environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on public health while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics; registered Dietitian or Nutritionist.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Foodbuy Group are proud to play a critical role in delivering food procurement for the NHS. Since being awarded the contract in 2018, we’ve built a dedicated team focused on driving value, innovation, and improved outcomes across the public sector.
This is a high-impact, strategic role where you’ll lead the development and delivery of the nutrition compliance agenda across NHS Supply Chain: Food. You’ll play a pivotal part in shaping how nutritional standards are implemented and monitored, ensuring NHS Trusts meet Hospital Food Standards while driving innovation, compliance, and improved health outcomes.
Working cross-functionally with procurement, culinary, and account management teams, you’ll influence both internal strategy and supplier performance—helping to raise standards across the NHS food supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver the nutrition and compliance strategy roadmap across short, medium, and long-term plans
- Drive compliance to Hospital Food Standards, Public Health targets, and wider government food standards
- Develop and embed performance frameworks, including supplier scorecards and compliance tracking
- Partner with category teams to influence supplier nutritional policies and identify opportunities for improvement
- Engage directly with NHS Trust stakeholders to audit, monitor and improve compliance performance
- Support and input into tenders and specifications to ensure nutritional and regulatory standards are met
- Champion initiatives such as plant-forward eating and wellbeing-focused food strategies
- Deliver internal dietetic training and provide expert guidance across procurement, culinary, and account management teams
- Represent the organisation externally through industry engagement, forums, and networking events
- Drive added-value opportunities that support both savings and revenue growth across key accounts
About You
- Degree-qualified in Nutrition or Dietetics
- Registered Dietitian or Nutritionist (HCPC or UKVRN)
- Strong experience working in a nutrition, dietetic, or compliance-focused role
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels
- Experience working across multiple teams and managing competing priorities
- Confident communicator with strong presentation and facilitation skills
- Passionate about food, nutrition trends, and improving health outcomes at scale
- Commercially aware, with an understanding of how to drive value through compliance and innovation
- Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel across England when required
This is more than just a role—it’s an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on public health at scale. You’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team, working at the intersection of procurement, nutrition, and healthcare.
If you’re looking to take your career to the next level while influencing real change across the NHS, we’d love to hear from you.
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