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Clinical Specialist Nutrition Support Dietitian

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Oxford, OX4 1GE

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

24 September 2026

19 days left

Job description

Are you an experienced HCPC-registered dietitian who is passionate about developing clinical practice, supporting the growth of others and driving ser...

If you're looking for a role where you can combine advanced clinical practice with leadership, service development and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Clinical Specialist Nutrition Support Dietitian, you will:

Provide specialist nutritional care for adults requiring nutrition support across community settings, both in primary care caseloads, such as frailty and sarcopenia, tissue damage, as well as complex home enterally fed patients.

Work across outpatient clinics, patients' own homes, and care and nursing homes, to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

Support the clinical development of colleagues, students and apprentices, sharing specialist knowledge, through supervision, mentoring, clinical professional development (CPD) and training

Contribute to the ongoing development of the Community Dietetics service, helping to shape and improve how care is delivered.

Build and strengthen partnerships with multidisciplinary teams and external services to support integrated care.

Lead and contribute to education, quality improvement, clinical governance and service innovation.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Knowledge

Essential

  • Advanced clinical knowledge in all aspects of adult nutrition

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of supporting and supervising a range of staff including students
  • Experience of providing advanced nutritional support to orally and enterally fed patients

Desirable

  • Previous teaching experience
  • Experience of working with patients with mental health or learning disability needs

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Able to show initiative show a flexible approach to patient care

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

4 September 2026

Last checked

5 September 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

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Oxford Health NHS Trust

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