Adult Community Dietitian

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.

Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 17th September 2026

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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
• 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.

All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Lorna Lacey

Job title:

Adult Clinical Community Team Lead Dietitian Email address:  Telephone number:

Working days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday