Job summary
- Job Title: Dietitian
- Location: Hybrid - Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield Rd, Calow, Chesterfield S44 5BL
- Up to £47,000 depending on experience + Sodexo Benefits
- 40 Hours per week / Monday - Friday
We are looking for a knowledgeable and motivated Nutrition & Dietetics Specialist to support catering services at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. In this key role, you'll provide expert nutrition and dietetic guidance to ensure our catering provision meets current nutritional standards while supporting patient care, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Working closely with catering teams, healthcare professionals, and colleagues across the wider Sodexo business, you'll play a vital role in menu planning, special diet provision, menu analysis, and responding to technical and nutritional queries. Acting as a strategic link between Trust Dietitians, Speech and Language Therapists, Doctors, Nursing staff, and Sodexo, you'll help ensure food and hydration standards truly support patient wellbeing.
You'll also deliver diet and nutrition education and training to Sodexo teams, helping to build confidence, capability, and consistency across services. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine clinical expertise with operational impact in a role that supports patient care and business growth.
Main duties of the job
What You'll Do
Provide expert inhouse nutrition and dietetics advice, informed by current research, best practice, and publications. Maintain Up-To-Date knowledge of clinical and food service nutrition, supporting a robust CPD portfolio. Interpret and apply relevant standards and guidelines, including those from the Care Quality Commission, British Dietetic Association, and National Association of Care Catering, translating them into practical nutritional targets and diet coding criteria.
Monitor and evaluate contract standards relating to dietetics and collaborate with Trusts on nutritional care, hydration, dementia care, and other patient focused initiatives. Contribute to product development by identifying gaps and new ideas, liaising with the Apetito dietitian when developing service offers. Create menus and deliver accurate nutritional analysis and allergen information tailored to specific patient groups.
What You'll Bring
HCPC registration as a UK Dietitian with evidence of ongoing CPD and membership of the BDA Food Services Specialist Group. Relevant dietetics experience, including NHS exposure and work within food service or manufacturing environments. Experience developing menus for cook-chill and cook-freeze systems, strong food safety knowledge, and competence in nutritional analysis software. Excellent communication, organisation, and time management skills, with confidence in nutrition, dietetics, and current food service trends.
About us
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all.As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.
We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer.We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities.We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.
Were a Disability Confident Leader employer.Were committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Job
The dietitian role provides specialist nutrition and
dietetic expertise to support catering services at chesterfield royal hospital
and across the wider health and care business the postholder ensures food and
hydration provision meets current nutrition standards best practice and
regulatory requirements the role acts as a strategic link between Sodexo and
trust clinical teams on all matters relating to food hydration and nutrition
and delivers diet and education training to Sodexo staff
Context and Main Issues
The role operates within a highly regulated healthcare
environment where services must comply with national nutrition hydration and
food standards this includes meeting expectations from regulatory and
professional bodies and applying texture modified diet frameworks the
postholder must balance clinical requirements operational delivery and
contractual standards while working closely with trust dietitians and other
clinical stakeholders there is a strong focus on embedding Sodexo Healthwise
principles into healthcare services and responding to high expectations around
quality safety and patient experience
Main Assignments
The postholder provides in house nutrition and dietetic
advice to Sodexo and the trust drawing on current research publications and
good practice they maintain professional competence through continuous
professional development and active awareness of clinical and food service
nutrition trends the role involves interpreting national standards and
translating them into practical nutritional targets and diet coding criteria to
support compliance.
Responsibilities include monitoring and evaluating dietetic
standards within contracts collaborating with the trust on nutritional care
hydration and dementia initiatives and supporting other nutrition focused
patient care priorities the role contributes to product and menu development
identifies gaps in existing ranges and collaborates with external dietetic
partners where required.
The postholder creates menus and provides nutritional
analysis and allergen information for specific patient groups supports menu and
range reviews and produces customer facing nutrition information they work
closely with technical teams to ensure nutritional data accuracy seek customer
feedback attend nutrition steering groups and continuously improve access to
nutrition information training and education for Sodexo and trust staff.
Accountabilities
The role is accountable for improving nutritional standards
for patients maintaining effective relationships with trust and Sodexo
stakeholders and ensuring compliance with food and drink legislation standards
and guidelines success is measured through improved patient experience
satisfaction outcomes reduced complaints improved uptake of meals and reduced
food waste supported by robust nutrition led product and menu standards.
Person Specification
The role requires a UK registered dietitian with evidence of
ongoing professional development and membership of relevant professional groups
the postholder must have relevant dietetic experience including experience
within the NHS and exposure to food service or food manufacturing environments
experience of menu development for cook chill and cook freeze systems is
required alongside sound food safety knowledge.
The postholder must demonstrate high levels of confidence
and expertise in nutrition and dietetics competence in nutritional analysis
software strong communication presentation and interpersonal skills excellent
organisation time management and written English skills the role requires
flexibility self-motivation the ability to work independently and as part of a
team and the capacity to respond effectively to changing priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Job
The dietitian role provides specialist nutrition and
dietetic expertise to support catering services at chesterfield royal hospital
and across the wider health and care business the postholder ensures food and
hydration provision meets current nutrition standards best practice and
regulatory requirements the role acts as a strategic link between Sodexo and
trust clinical teams on all matters relating to food hydration and nutrition
and delivers diet and education training to Sodexo staff
Context and Main Issues
The role operates within a highly regulated healthcare
environment where services must comply with national nutrition hydration and
food standards this includes meeting expectations from regulatory and
professional bodies and applying texture modified diet frameworks the
postholder must balance clinical requirements operational delivery and
contractual standards while working closely with trust dietitians and other
clinical stakeholders there is a strong focus on embedding Sodexo Healthwise
principles into healthcare services and responding to high expectations around
quality safety and patient experience
Main Assignments
The postholder provides in house nutrition and dietetic
advice to Sodexo and the trust drawing on current research publications and
good practice they maintain professional competence through continuous
professional development and active awareness of clinical and food service
nutrition trends the role involves interpreting national standards and
translating them into practical nutritional targets and diet coding criteria to
support compliance.
Responsibilities include monitoring and evaluating dietetic
standards within contracts collaborating with the trust on nutritional care
hydration and dementia initiatives and supporting other nutrition focused
patient care priorities the role contributes to product and menu development
identifies gaps in existing ranges and collaborates with external dietetic
partners where required.
The postholder creates menus and provides nutritional
analysis and allergen information for specific patient groups supports menu and
range reviews and produces customer facing nutrition information they work
closely with technical teams to ensure nutritional data accuracy seek customer
feedback attend nutrition steering groups and continuously improve access to
nutrition information training and education for Sodexo and trust staff.
Accountabilities
The role is accountable for improving nutritional standards
for patients maintaining effective relationships with trust and Sodexo
stakeholders and ensuring compliance with food and drink legislation standards
and guidelines success is measured through improved patient experience
satisfaction outcomes reduced complaints improved uptake of meals and reduced
food waste supported by robust nutrition led product and menu standards.
Person Specification
The role requires a UK registered dietitian with evidence of
ongoing professional development and membership of relevant professional groups
the postholder must have relevant dietetic experience including experience
within the NHS and exposure to food service or food manufacturing environments
experience of menu development for cook chill and cook freeze systems is
required alongside sound food safety knowledge.
The postholder must demonstrate high levels of confidence
and expertise in nutrition and dietetics competence in nutritional analysis
software strong communication presentation and interpersonal skills excellent
organisation time management and written English skills the role requires
flexibility self-motivation the ability to work independently and as part of a
team and the capacity to respond effectively to changing priorities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years sound and relevant dietetics experience, some of which has been within the NHS
- Previous exposure to working as a dietitian within the food service or food manufacturing industry
- Experience of writing menus based on cook-chill and cook-freeze catering systems
Desirable
- Trained in public relations and / or media skills
Qualifications
Essential
- A HCPC UK Registered Dietitian
- Health Professions Council number and evidences regular CPD activities
- Member of BDA Food Services Specialist Group
Desirable
- Minimum 3 years sound and relevant dietetics experience, some of which has been within the NHS
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years sound and relevant dietetics experience, some of which has been within the NHS
- Previous exposure to working as a dietitian within the food service or food manufacturing industry
- Experience of writing menus based on cook-chill and cook-freeze catering systems
Desirable
- Trained in public relations and / or media skills
Qualifications
Essential
- A HCPC UK Registered Dietitian
- Health Professions Council number and evidences regular CPD activities
- Member of BDA Food Services Specialist Group
Desirable
- Minimum 3 years sound and relevant dietetics experience, some of which has been within the NHS
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
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).
