Dietitian

Would you like to work with people who have a diverse range of needs, who also struggle to manage their health and weight? The Weight Management team are an experienced multi-disciplinary team, offering support to patients using individual and group interventions. We work closely with other agencies and together with the local Bariatric Surgical Team.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Registered
Dietitian as a Band 6 Specialist Practitioner to be an integral part of all aspects of the service. This will include working with Weight Management patients and patients that are either preparing for or who have undergone bariatric surgery. You will be providing a wide range of clinical interventions to support the health and wellbeing of this complex group of patients.

The post is based at the Cumberland Centre with a Hybrid working pattern and requires some evening work.

Informal enquiries to: Kirsty Settle, (Weight Management Team Manager) on 434623 or at

The main duties of the role include; providing a specialist service to patients with morbid obesity and co-morbidities to assist with managing their weight. To provide education, coaching, signposting and guidance to patients on a one-to-one or group basis. Being a resource for health and social care professionals, carers, relatives or other non-professional contacts. To be an integral member of the MDT to support decision making, providing education, training and dissemination of information to all healthcare professionals.

To be an autonomous practitioner, holding a clinical caseload and working without direct supervision. To be a Registered Dietitian, working in line with all requirement of the profession.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro‑diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide a specialist role in the assessment and management of patients referred to the Weight Management service from primary and secondary care. To undertake all aspects of clinical practice as an autonomous practitioner. To be a Registered Dietitian, working in line with all requirement of the profession.

In the absence of the Weight Management Clinical lead to manage the day-to-day delivery of the service. To be responsible for own…