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Nutritionists share scientific food knowledge and advice about the effects of diet and nutrition on health and wellbeing.
You could work: between 8am and 6pm;
Your duties will vary depending where you work. Generally, you might:
You could work in an NHS or private hospital, in the community, at a GP practice, at a health centre or in a laboratory.
You can get into this job through:
You'll usually need a degree or postgraduate qualification approved by the Association for Nutrition.
Approved courses include:
You'll usually need:
For healthcare roles, you'll find it helpful to get some paid or voluntary experience in the NHS before you apply for a course.
Contact the voluntary services co-ordinator at your local NHS trust for further advice.
You could also consider work experience in sectors like;food safety; animal welfare; food poverty charities; sport and fitness; food manufacturing; university research laboratories
You can also find volunteering opportunities through The National Council for Voluntary Organisations and Do IT.
You'll need to:
You could take a short course to help you decide whether this is the right career for you. You can find details from the Association for Nutrition and FutureLearn.
You can register with the Association for Nutrition to join the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists for professional recognition.
You can find out more about careers in nutrition from the Association for Nutrition and Health Careers.
With experience, further training or a postgraduate qualification you could specialise in areas like:sports and exercise nutrition; public health; food science; animal nutrition
You could move into supervisory, people or project management posts or policy development.
There are opportunities to become self-employed or work in overseas development.