Join Compass Group UK as a Foodservice Dietitian – Shape the Future of Nutrition in Senior Living
Location: This is a mobile working role with Travel as required to sites, we envisage you will be site operationally approx. 3 days per week.
Contract Type: Full-Time
Sector: Healthcare – Senior Living (White Oaks)
Do you have a passion for food, health, and helping others thrive through nutrition? Compass Group UK is looking for a Foodservice Dietitian to support our award-winning Healthcare Dietetic Team. With a particular focus on our Senior Living Sector you’ll play a crucial role in shaping menus, supporting care teams, and ensuring residents enjoy meals that are not only delicious, but tailored to their health and wellbeing.
Why Compass Group UK?
As the UK’s leading food and support services provider, we empower our people to make a genuine impact every day. Join a company that values innovation, collaboration, and expert-led care in everything we serve.
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Dietetics, you’ll work across care homes, hospices, and assisted living sites, offering expert guidance on nutrition and food service. This is a highly collaborative role that sits at the heart of clinical nutrition, operational excellence, and culinary creativity.
You’ll support the development of menus, mobilise new business, deliver training, and ensure compliance with all relevant nutritional and food safety standards—from CQC to IDDSI.
What You’ll Do
* Menu & Recipe Development: Collaborate with culinary and operational teams to design and analyse nutritionally balanced menus tailored to various care needs.
* Nutritional Compliance: Ensure adherence to legislation, audit food services, and deliver detailed reports with actionable insights.
* Training & Engagement: Create and deliver training for catering, care, and operational teams to drive quality and consistency.
* Site & Client Support: Provide on-site and virtual support to care settings, including start-ups and business mobilisation.
* Service Innovation: Contribute to national projects, share best practices, and help develop tools and protocols to enhance meal services and resident experience.
What You’ll BringQualifications
* BSc/Postgraduate Degree in Dietetics
* HCPC Registered Dietitian
* Member of the British Dietetic Association
Experience
* Experience in health care settings (care homes, hospices, hospitals, community)
* Background in foodservice dietetics or catering environments
* Strong skills in menu design, recipe analysis, and compliance
* Experienced trainer with confidence presenting to multidisciplinary teams
* Proficient in nutritional analysis software and Microsoft Office Suite
Key Attributes
* Confident, motivated, and innovative
* Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
* Flexible approach, comfortable working across varied teams and settings
What We Offer
* Opportunity to work with a supportive and passionate dietetic team
* Flexible working with a home-based model and national reach
* Be part of a sector-leading provider committed to clinical excellence
* Involvement in exciting national initiatives across senior care and beyond
* A company culture that values health, wellbeing, and professional growth
Apply now and help us deliver excellence in nutrition and care across the UK.
Compass Group UK & Ireland – where your skills nourish lives.
Compass Group UK is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
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