Community Dietitian - Nutrition and Dietetics
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is hiring a permanent Band 5 Community Dietitian for its South Quadrant team based at Drumchapel Health Centre in Scotland. The part-time role (25.2 hours per week) involves delivering evidence-based dietetic services across homes, clinics, care homes, and supported accommodation for diverse patient groups. Applicants need a BSc in Dietetics, HCPC registration (or pending registration confirmed by end of June 2026), and a driver’s licence.
- Permanent part-time role, 25.2 hours per week, based at Drumchapel Health Centre
- Band 5 NHS community dietetic position covering a wide range of clinical conditions
- Requires BSc Dietetics and HCPC registration, with pending registration accepted until end of June 2026
- Applicants must have a driver’s licence and PVG/Disclosure Scotland membership
- Applications welcome from new graduates and experienced community dietitians
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Requirements
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)
is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent band 5 Community Dietitian to join the NHS GGC Dietetic Service for the South Quadrant team. This geographical area provides dietetic services for all ages, and across diverse socio-economic and cultural groups. The population includes significant levels of high deprivation, chronic ill health and areas of affluence. The ability to motivate patients to make lifelong changes aiding the prevention or management of disease using skills of negotiation and behaviour change is essential.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
Location based in Drumchapel Health Centre
Permanent Contract
Part-time position (25.2 hours per week)
Shift pattern for this post are 4 out of 7.
Key
Responsibilities
The successful applicant will join a friendly and enthusiastic community dietetic team. They will have a key role in:
Planning and providing an evidence based dietetic service to patients in their own homes, outpatient clinics, care homes, and supported accommodation. This will cover a range of clinical conditions including enteral feeding. The dietitian will work in partnership with patients, their carers and other professionals including nursing, medical and AHP staff.
Planning, organising and undertaking clinics in various community / health settings to assess and provide nutritional advice for referred patients e.g, gastro-intestinal conditions, diabetes, paediatrics, heart disease and metabolic syndrome, including those with physical disabilities and mental health impairment
Deliver in person / digital groups to patients requiring nutritional advice on a range of topics for example diabetes or weaning.
Reviewing and improving service delivery by undertaking quality improvement activities and participation in development groups.
Planning and delivery of
Education
- and training for health care professionals and carers that supports staff to provide first line nutritional advice to patients.
- Supervising, teaching, mentoring of student dietitians, dietetic support workers and administrative staff.
- Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.
- Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or
- to BSc Dietetics qualification, registration with Health Care Professionals Council – new graduates to confirm registration pending, member of British Dietetic Association is preferable. PVG membership scheme / Disclosure Scotland and a drivers’ licence is essential.
- Essential
- BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
- Registered Dietitian with Health & Care Professional Council- applications where registration is pending and HCPC registration will be confirmed by the end of June 2026 will be accepted.
- Broad clinical knowledge of across a range of conditions, including diabetes, nutrition support, enteral feeding etc
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), negotiation, motivation and networking skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Desirable
Experience
- required to do the job:
- Applicant requires minimum
- of dietetic community working
- of working with groups/ delivering training
- in health improvement activities
- Basic introduction to Counselling Skills and Behaviour Modification / Motivational Interviewing
- Clinical Educator Training
- What We Offer
- We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
- As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance
- and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.
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Benefits
Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
Enhanced pay for working public holidays
NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact
Leona Cook, Band 5 Community Dietitian, On 07500976777 or email Leona.Cook@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
Information for candidates
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From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.
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