Full job descriptionThe closing date is 25th Oct 2026

Job summary

Are you a newly qualified Dietitian looking to work within a friendly, supportive team in Somerset? Or do you have some clinical dietetic experience and are now looking for a permanent position?

Would you enjoy working in a community setting, within community hospitals, care homes and GP clinics with strong links to both the community dietetic team and also the acute dietetic teams across Somerset?

We have an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified Dietitian to work with the Community Dietetic Service in Somerset.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

What are we looking for?

Ideally, you'll have varied student or post-graduate experience, covering a range of specialties. This may include specific experience in working with patients following stroke. Communication skills and MDT working experience are essential. Training and support will be available.

You need to be registered as a Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council and ideally have had some NHS experience.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Job description

Please see attached job description for further information about the role and the personal requirements and specification

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registered dietitian

Experience

Essential

Varied student or post registration experience

Desirable

NHS acute hospital experience

Additional Criteria

Essential

Evidence of communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

Employee discount

On-site gym

On-site parking

Full job description

About The Role

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a part time Dietitian to join our Primary Care team at HMP Eastwood Park, located in Gloucestershire

HMP Eastwood Park is a women's prison focused on rehabilitation, wellbeing, and helping individuals build positive futures. Health care is situated in the prison and provides a 24 hour healthcare and has a capacity of around 400 females.

As part of this Dietitian role, you will have a varied and rewarding workload, including managing a clinical caseload, delivering training and upskilling staff, facilitating group sessions for patients.

This is an excellent opportunity to shape the role and make it your own. You'll have the autonomy to develop services, introduce new ideas

Site offers:

• Onsite parking
• Onsite Café
• Access to gym

Hours:

• Monday - Friday
• 18.75 hours per week
• We are flexible in the working days / hours

Salary

You’ll receive an annual salary between £21,805 - £24,578 per annum, depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you'll be doing

As a Dietitian your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Advise on therapeutic diets and specialist nutritional requirements, ensuring these are Deliver a comprehensive dietetic service to patients within the prison, managing a varied and complex caseload.
• Undertake specialist nutritional assessments and develop evidence-based treatment plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Provide expert dietary advice and interventions for patients with a range of clinical conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, malnutrition, obesity, and food allergies or intolerances.
• Monitor, review, and evaluate patient progress, adjusting care plans as required.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, prison staff, catering services, and external agencies to ensure effective nutritional care and support.
• Provide nutritional education and health promotion activities to individuals and groups, supporting behaviour change and self-management.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

What we’ll look for in you

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

• Dietician Degree Qualification or equivalent - HCPC
• Experience of working as a dietician in a large multi- disciplinary team,
• Health Professions Council– Licence to Practice.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Knowledge of healthcare policies and best practice

Although not essential ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you

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