Job summary
Are you a passionate and motivated Dietitian looking to develop your expertise in learning disability and community nutrition services? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Community Learning Disabilities Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team in Wandsworth on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

This rewarding role offers the chance to make a meaningful difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities by addressing health inequalities, improving nutritional outcomes and supporting individuals to achieve their health and wellbeing goals. You will work alongside a highly skilled team of psychiatrists, psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and social care professionals, delivering person-centred care across a range of community settings. We are seeking an experienced Dietitian with a strong background in home enteral feeding (HEF) to join our team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Dietitian with excellent communication skills, a commitment to collaborative working and a passion for supporting people with complex needs. In return, you will receive specialist support, clinical supervision and opportunities to contribute to service development within a progressive and innovative team.

Main duties of the job
As the Community Learning Disabilities Dietitian, you will provide specialist nutritional assessment, intervention and support for adults with learning disabilities who present with a wide range of nutritional needs. You will work autonomously while being fully integrated within a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping service users, carers and support networks to understand and manage nutritional challenges.

The successful candidate will build strong relationships with service users, families, care providers and healthcare professionals to deliver personalised, evidence-based interventions. You will have the opportunity to work across a variety of settings, supporting individuals with complex nutritional needs, contributing to multidisciplinary care planning and playing an important role in reducing health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities.

We are seeking someone who is compassionate, organised and proactive, with strong clinical reasoning skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. Experience of managing an enteral feeding caseload, working autonomously, and collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams will be essential. You will also contribute to service development, education, quality improvement initiatives and the wider promotion of nutrition and wellbeing within learning disability services.

Job responsibilities

• To provide specialist dietetic assessment and intervention for adults with learning disabilities presenting with dysphagia, malnutrition, obesity, enteral feeding needs, and other complex nutritional issues, under the guidance of senior colleagues where required.
• To manage and prioritise a defined caseload of adults with learning disabilities within community settings, including homes, residential care settings, supported living environments, day services, education settings and clinics.
• To undertake comprehensive, person-centred dietetic assessments (including interpretation of anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary information with the use of nutritional analysis software when required) establish realistic, evidence-based goals and adapt assessment and intervention approaches to meet the needs of adults with learning disabilities in partnership with service users, families, carers, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• To monitor and review clients receiving home enteral feeding, liaising with acute dietetic services, community teams, carers, and other professionals to support safe transitions of care.
• To liaise with enteral feeding companies regarding the provision of prescribed feeds, equipment, and associated support services including specialist nurses provided by enteral feeding contract.
• To advise on the appropriate use of ACBS-approved products, including oral nutritional supplements, enteral feeds, and specialist dietary products, in accordance with local prescribing guidance and in liaison with GPs where appropriate.
• To provide dietary and nutritional advice to service users, families, carers, support providers, and professionals, adapting communication methods to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities.
• To provide advice regarding menu planning, nutritional standards, texture modification, and food fortification in residential homes, supported living services, and community settings.
• To attend and contribute to the weekly multidisciplinary learning disabilities team meetings for dietetic referrals and joint care planning for clients requiring dietetic intervention.

Person Specification
Essential

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registered as Dietitian with HCPC
• Minimum of two years post graduate experience in dietetics services.
• Experience working with enteral feeding, either in the inpatient setting or community setting.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Knowledge of professional code of conduct both BDA, HPC and their application practice
• Well-developed communication skills and experience communicating via interpreters and with non-verbal communicators.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good problem-solving skills

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association and the Specialist Mental Health Group
• Completion of the BDA Advanced Dietetics in Learning Disabilities course
• Evidence of and experience of working with mental health service users and learning disabilities.
• Evidence of participation in audit/ research
• Specialist knowledge of mental health dietetics
• Specialist knowledge of learning disability dietetics and the nutritional issues prevalent within the learning disability population
• Knowledge of the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities

Date posted: 29 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year pro rata per annum inclusive of inner London HCAS
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 294-MHCA-8393909-EB
Closing date: 09 November 2026

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact: Team Leader Adebisi Bisi-Balogun, adebisi.bisibalogun@swlstg.nhs.uk, 02035136363

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