Nutrition & Dietetic Educator: Sponsorship Available

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

If you have been working as a Dietitian with an interest and experience in developing and delivering training programmes and have been involved in dietetic practice placement this exciting new role may be of interest to you.

The post holder will get the opportunity to shape nutrition and hydration training based on the recommendations of the Healthcare Food Standards.

The successful candidate will join our team of 30 staff (dietitians, a nutrition support nurse, assistant dietitian practitioners and an administrative assistant) and will work closely with our education team, our current dietetic placement leads and our Practice Placement Facilitator.

The Trust supports remote working and working from home for all team members as appropriate to their role.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will take the lead in delivering and developing nutrition and hydration training and for dietetic practice placement learning.

Person Specification

Other Factors

Essential

  • Ability to meet travel requirements

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered Dietitian

Desirable

  • Teaching or education qualification
  • Coaching or supervision training

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post-registration dietetic experience in a variety of different settings
  • Experience delivering education/training to multi-professional groups
  • Experience supporting students in practice learning
  • Evidence of of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Experience in workforce development
  • oExperience in quality improvement

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to teach and facilitate learning
  • Ability to influence behaviour and practice
  • Ability to analyse and interpret data
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Digital literacy

Desirable

  • Use of digital learning platforms and simulation

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Professional, approachable and credible
  • Ability to work independently and within a team
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to motivate and support others
  • Commitment to continuous improvement

Trust Values

Essential

  • Demonstrates alignment to Trust CARE values
  • Promotes inclusivity, respect and psychological safety

Knowledge

Essential

  • Strong knowledge of clinical risk and patient safety

Desirable

  • Understanding of education and learning principles
  • Understanding of supervision and assessment frameworks

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 22 September 2026

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