Dietitian

Level

Degree level

Length

4 yrs

typical

Sector

Health and science

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Using advanced communication and behaviour-change skills to enable people to make lifestyle and food choices to improve their health.

Assess patients' dietary intake, medical history, and nutritional needs

Design individual nutrition care plans and review them regularly

Advise ward teams on enteral or parenteral nutrition for complex patients

Run group education sessions on topics such as diabetes or weight management

Liaise with GPs, nurses, and other allied health professionals

Write detailed clinical notes and discharge nutrition summaries

Interpret blood results to monitor a patient's nutritional response

Nutritional science, biochemistry, and the physiology of digestion

Clinical assessment of nutritional status using anthropometry and biochemistry

Medical nutrition therapy for conditions such as diabetes, renal disease, and cancer

Behaviour change principles and motivational interviewing techniques

Enteral and parenteral nutrition support in hospital settings

Public health nutrition and population dietary guidelines

Professional and ethical practice as an HCPC-registered dietitian

Ready to look for a place?

See live Dietitian apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.

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