Community Dietitian

Are you recently qualified as a dietitian, or dueto qualify, and want a first post that offers support and opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills?

Are you looking to return to practice, or an existing band 5 dietitian searching for an exciting new role to enhance your skills in the community and advance your career?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative band 5 dietitian, with excellent communication skills and knowledge, to join our friendly and supportive team here at First Community.

The postholder will join our Surrey adults team, covering the East Surrey area.

Clinical workload will include clinics (face to face, virtual and telephone),domiciliary visits, community hospitals and home enterally fed patients.

We are afriendly, approachable team of 19 dietitians, 2 dietetic assistants and 2administrators delivering services across East Surrey and parts of West Sussex.

We are committed to service development through public involvement, quality improvement and innovative new service models. We support involvement in service development and encourage innovative thinking to improve services and patient experience, whilst increasing efficiency within our team. As a social enterprise First Community would encourage staff to think outside the box!

We also encourage personal development, offering support and experience in new areas and expertise, providing as much opportunity as possible to develop skills and knowledge.

You will use your dietetic skills to improve patients lives in aholistic and evidence-based manner.

First dietitians mission is changing lives through food. We want ateam player who cares about their patients, about food and nutrition and makinga difference. We will support you through mentoring and coaching, with ample learning opportunities.

We pride ourselves on the wide variety of skills and knowledge the team possesses. Thepost holder will act as an autonomous dietitian to manage their own varied caseload, contributing to the delivery of the First Dietitians service but willalso have opportunities to shadow and be supported with further development and upskilling.

Your clinical workload will enable to you develop skills in a wide variety of dietetic areas and we have regular continuing professional development sessions as a team to support learning and development.

You will have opportunities to supervise and support our dietetic assistants and student dietitians and will be able to participate in our teams audit programme,policy and resource development for the team and organisation.

Students due to qualify in 2026 are welcome to apply (say 'yes' to the HCPC filter question) as are experienced band 5s lookingto develop their skills in a community setting.

We offer flexible working opportunities/hybrid working and encourage candidates todiscuss this at interview.

Please doget in touch if you would like any further information.

Do you want to be part of an organisation recognised asone of the top community providers to work for in the country, delivering high quality NHS care? (2025 Staff Survey results)

First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. Weare looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people,First-rate value.

First Community is a great placeto work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to itsfull potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good worklife balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, NHS pension,flexible retirement options and various employee benefits.

Please talk to us before applyingor at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet yourneeds exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible. Flexible working options may vary depending on therole.

At First Community we welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+candidates and candidates with disabilities. All applicants…