Sports Nutritionist (Consultant)

Closing date: 28 November 2026
Location: Oxford
Region: South East
Employment type: Other
Salary: Dependent on experience £50-75 per session

The Blues Performance Scheme supports high-performance teams and individual student athletes to improve their long-term performance in sport whilst balancing their academic commitments at one of the world's most renowned universities. The Scheme encompasses a wide variety of elite athletes competing at international level and an extensive network of high performing athletes competing in the British Universities premier divisions. The role will provide a platform to work with a wide variety of high-level athletes in groups, and 1-2-1 sessions. The expected weekly commitment will include the delivery of 2 to 3 workshops and 2 to 4 individual athlete consultations. As part of the role, you will work alongside other members of the sports services team and specialists from other areas of sports science to successfully provide a holistic athletic development service to Oxford's student athletes.

• Deliver team specific nutritional workshops to a large variety of sports teams, ranging from Triathlon to Rugby Union.
• Deliver 1-2-1 athlete specific nutritional support to our individual performance athletes.
• Attend meetings with the multidisciplinary team.
• Effectively communicate with team captains and coaches regarding the nutrition support objectives, content and outcomes.
• Liaise with local catering providers to ensure a consistent supply of nutritious, performance-focused food to the Sports Café, while effectively communicating daily offerings and nutritional information to the blues athletes.

Location This is primarily an in-person role based at the Blues Performance Gym within the Iffley Road Sports Centre, Oxford. Candidates should expect to deliver sessions on-site, though there is scope to incorporate a hybrid element with some online delivery.

Deadline: Applications close at 5:00pm Saturday 28th of November. If successful, interviews will be expected to be completed by the 5th of December.