Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Community Dietician

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Community Dietician to join our friendly team on the beautiful Isle of Wight.

You will be working as a member of the community and mental health dietetic team carrying out implementation, evaluation and delivery of the community dietetic service.

The successful candidate will work across an outpatient and community setting supporting the team provide a dietetic support to patients referred in for nutritional management.

Main duties of the job

To provide a complete dietetic service to designated community referrals and patients in outpatient clinics.

To provide a face-to-face service as well as embracing technology to carry our virtual clinics and patient support

Enhance the delivery of dietetic services to patients with diverse, complex and multi-system pathologies.

Coordinate and monitor the delivery of person-centred dietetic healthcare, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate. Ensure the practice is adapted to meet individual/ client needs/circumstances; considering cultural backgrounds

Educate patients, carers and healthcare professionals in the dietary management and prevention of disease.

Provide training to staff and patients on the importance of nutrition

To maintain accurate and comprehensive records of dietary advice given to patients and record clinical decisions in accordance with BDA and Trust/ legal standards, and to communicate treatment outcomes with other professionals as appropriate

To be professionally and legally responsible/ accountable for the management of the designated dietetic caseload and to organise this effectively with regards to clinical priority.

To be responsible for maintaining up to date knowledge of Adult and Children's Safeguarding procedures and attend professional meetings at the request of the safeguarding Teams /Social services.

Educate patients, carers and healthcare professionals in the dietary management and prevention of disease.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Date posted

27 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-IOW-9726

Job locations

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Have a degree in Dietetics Bsc Human nutrition and Dietetics
Must be registered with the HCPC
Effective user of computer software eg Microsoft and dietary analysis programmes
Good foundation of Clinical Knowledge
Experience of working in a team
Willingness to participate in student training

Desirable

Membership of BDA

Experience

Essential

Good communication and interpersonal skills
Presentation skills
IT Skills

Desirable

Evidence of good communication skills in sensitive/ complex situations
Full clean driving Licence

Additional Criteria

Essential

Good time management and ability to prioritise work load
Ability to know when to ask for advice and support
Be prepared to respond to unpredictable work patterns with interruptions
Flexible and adaptive and creative
Self motivated
Well organised and professional
Must be flexible in relation to workplace demands
Effective Team player
Desire to design and adapt information leaflets and diet sheets

Desirable

Awareness of current research
Self-motivation to learn

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Have a degree in Dietetics Bsc Human nutrition and Dietetics
Must be registered with the HCPC
Effective user of computer software eg Microsoft and dietary analysis programmes
Good foundation of Clinical Knowledge
Experience of working in a team
Willingness to participate in student training

Desirable

Membership of BDA

Experience

Essential

Good communication and interpersonal skills
Presentation skills
IT Skills

Desirable

Evidence of good communication skills in sensitive/ complex situations
Full clean driving Licence

Additional Criteria

Essential

Good time management and ability to prioritise work load
Ability to know when to ask for advice and support
Be prepared to respond to unpredictable work patterns with interruptions
Flexible and adaptive and creative
Self motivated
Well organised and professional
Must be flexible in relation to workplace demands
Effective Team player
Desire to design and adapt information leaflets and diet sheets

Desirable

Awareness of current research
Self-motivation to learn

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)