Senior Public Health Dietitian / Nutritionist

Job Overview

We are delighted to offer a dietitian or nutritionist within Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service (LNDS) an opportunity within the Public Health team.

The post is to provide nutrition advice, training and support healthy lifestyle choices within Leicester City. The role will include nutrition training of multi-agency teams and coordination and delivery of nutrition work in schools and Leicester city communities to support the city councils Whole System Approach to Healthy Weight. The post holder will deliver, evaluate, develop Leicester City’s nutrition related public health initiatives and be an expert in public health nutrition.

Job Description (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

You will need to have experience of working in public health nutrition, excellent communication skills, a good knowledge of public health issues. Experience of working with partners and delivering and evaluating intervention programmes is essential. You will also be involved in student training.

Ability to drive, a valid UK driving license and access to your own vehicle for work purposes is essential for this role.

This post is not appropriate for a job share.

Further details can be found in the attached Job description and Person specification.

The service is committed to CPD and personal development and we have good clinical supervision models and in-house CPD in place to support you. The service is involved in the pre-registration placements for student dietitians undertaking A, B and C placements

For further information or an informal chat and please contact:- Aideen McKenna Telephone: 0116 2227170

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.