About this role
Job summary
Are you a newly qualified Dietitian or due to be finishing your student training this year, or a Dietitian waiting for HCPC registration or returning to practice?
We have an exciting opportunity for 2 individuals to work in community dietetics and gain specialist experience in the field of Diabetes, Bariatrics, Renal or Nutrition Support.
The Community Dietetic service are offering rotational posts alongside a 12-month preceptorship programme provided by the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton to help you achieve confidence within your band 5 role.
One day a week you will be able to work with one of the specialist dietetic teams e.g. Diabetes, Bariatrics, Renal, Nutrition Support, Home Enteral Feeding, to have experience in a specialist field early in your career.
The post will be based at Florence Nightingale Hospital within the community dietetic team, most of the rotations offered are based at the Royal Derby Hospital.
As a department we are able to offer individuals hybrid working delivering services face to face, virtually and by telephone.
Your clinical caseload will be a variety of clinics, community hospitals, care homes and training. You will have the opportunity to work with a variety of clinical conditions including malnutrition, mental health, IBS, diabetes, bariatrics and renal.
This would be an ideal role for a highly motivated individual looking for a wide variety of experience for their first role in Dietetics
Main duties of the job
You will be working as part of the Community Dietetic team, where you will be delivering dietetic services to the residents of Southern Derbyshire. You will be managing a caseload, consisting of a variety of clinical conditions.
We deliver high quality student training to Sheffield Hallam University and Nottingham University, you will be involved in the training of new dietetic students. We also have exciting opportunities for experience in service development, audits and projects.
You will be expected to work and train alongside the wider MDT, deliver training and education to a variety of patients and health care professionals. You will be able to learn from specialists within dietetics to help get early access to a specialism.
Closing date of applications: 8 July 2026
Interview date: 22 July 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts about our Trust:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Nutrition and Dietetics qualification HCPC registration
Desirable
BDA Member NHS experience
Experience Essential
A range of clinical experience across adult services during clinical placements
Desirable
Experience of delegating work to non-registered staff Experience of working in multidisciplinary / multiprofessional teams
Skills Essential
Excellent Communication skills Effective planning, time management and organisational skills IT Skills
Desirable
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Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Florence Nightingale Community Hospital
London Road
Derby
DE1 2QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)