Specialist Diabetes and Community Dietitian

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 08 July 2026

We are looking for a band 6 Dietitian to cover a mixed Diabetes and Community caseload. The role will predominantly be based in South Warwickshire and will involve a variety of clinics, home visits and training sessions.

Post registration dietetic experience in community and diabetes and a genuine interest and enthusiasm to specialise in these areas is preferred. If the successful candidate lacks this experience, we would consider experienced Band 5 applicants, with view to appointing as a B5 to B6 developmental post. You would be supported to complete a framework of clinical competencies to develop the necessary skills for the role.

You need to have excellent communication, interpersonal, time management and organisational skills. Working as a member of the dietetic team and with other healthcare professionals, you will deliver an efficient and clinically up to date dietetic service. The Department trains student dietitians and you will participate in their supervision on all placements.

• Work as an autonomous practitioner to advise on the dietary management of patients on a specialist caseload.
• With appropriate post graduate training assess, treat and manage own caseload of patients in the designated specialist area, with support as necessary from senior colleagues.
• Promote the ethos of self‑management and prevention to patients, staff and carers to prevent nutritional problems, medical conditions and complications.
• Provide advice, training and support to other health & social care professionals.
• Liaise with dietetic colleagues and other members of multidisciplinary teams as necessary (e.g., medical, nursing, catering and other health and social professionals).

• Be clinically competent to give specialist dietetic advice, treatment and dietary counselling to patients.
• Work autonomously to manage own caseload in a designated specialist area, providing dietetic advice to patients, their carers and staff within agreed protocols / guidelines.
• Judge the appropriateness of referrals, action dietetic management and advise referring agents of inappropriate referrals.
• Analyse and interpret complex information from a variety of sources regarding individual patients, e.g., biochemistry, medication, clinical condition, anthropometric measurements.
• Undertake nutritional calculations (e.g., calculating nutritional requirements, analysis of nutritional intakes using specialist IT systems).
• Develop and modify dietetic treatment and discharge plans referring to other specialists and agencies as appropriate.
• Recommend appropriate ACBS nutritional products, feeding equipment, changes to medication, diagnostic tests and procedures and monitor their use.
• Communicate complex nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers.
• Use negotiation, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to understanding.
• Work in conjunction with medical, nursing and health & social care professional colleagues, attending ward rounds, case reviews and meetings as necessary to facilitate good communication to provide high quality patient care.
• Liaise and advise catering staff when necessary to ensure the appropriate provision of meals for patients.
• Plan, implement and evaluate group education sessions for patients as required.
• liaise closely with referrers, GPs and other health professionals, and participate in multidisciplinary meetings or case reviews as appropriate.
• Produce timely reports to referring Health Care Professionals regarding patient care.
• Actively participate in the prevention and health promotion activities of the department.
• Work flexibly to provide a dietetic service which meets the needs of the clients in the designated specialist area.
• Identify opportunities to promote healthier lifestyles or more appropriate nutrition in the designated specialty, and using innovative methods, develop initiatives to promote healthier nutrition in the area, and contribute to the development and delivery of…