Specialist Dietitian
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7UY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9234-26-0224 |
Summary
To act as an independent advanced practitioner and be professionally and legally accountable and take responsibility for all aspects of own specialist clinical caseload. To work independently to undertake nutritional assessments and calculate nutritional requirements of patients with complex conditions using anthropometry. To communicate evidence based nutritional and dietary advice in an understandableform. To use highly developed communication and informal counselling skills such as reflective listening, open questioning, empathy, explanation and reassurance to communicatedietary intervention to patients and carers. To gain valid consent to treatment and negotiate change with patients by breaking downbarriers, using motivational skills, to enable them to achieve dietary targets set. To devise, monitor and review complex nutritional care plans against outcome measures taking into account social, psychological, cognitive, behavioural and cultural needs, as well as taking into account the needs of the carer and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals. To work in an often-stressful environment of looking after patients with a terminal illness and helping support the patient and carers through the emotional responsibility this can entail. To undertake designated specialist outpatient clinics. To actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings. To ensure safe and timely transfer of patients by liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.