Specialist Dietitian | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Role Overview

We are seeking a registered dietitian for a senior role within a community learning disability team at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT). This skilled post offers the opportunity to work closely with experienced LD dietitians and a multidisciplinary team that includes learning disability nurses, medics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an autonomous practitioner, advising on dietary management for a specialist caseload.
• With appropriate postgraduate training, assess, treat, and manage own caseload of service users in the designated specialist area, obtaining support as necessary from senior colleagues.
• Promote self‑management and prevention of nutritional problems, medical conditions and complications for service users, staff and carers.
• Provide advice, training and support to other health and social care professionals.
• Liaise with dietetic colleagues and other multidisciplinary teams including medical, nursing, catering and other health and social care professionals.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement that increases during tenure.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more.
• Discounts through Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues.
• Well‑being support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more.
• Staff networks and support group.

Qualifications

• Dietetics degree
• Registration with Health & Care Professions Council
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Desirable: Membership of BDA

Knowledge & Skills

• Good written communication
• Good verbal communication
• Good IT skills
• Good organisational skills
• Able to recognise when to seek support
• Demonstrates ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor

Experience

• Previous relevant experience working as a registered dietitian
• Clinical experience with transferable skills to an LD caseload

This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Jun 2026.

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