Band 5/6 Locum Dietitian

Pulse Healthcare; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency is seeking a motivated and experienced Locum Dietitian for a full-time, onsite position in Chesterfield. You will focus on providing nutritional assessments and interventions for inpatients, helping them recover and improve their health outcomes. Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team is essential, alongside maintaining patient records and adhering to clinical guidelines. Strong communication and organizational skills are required, along with a good knowledge of clinical nutrition. This is an excellent opportunity for growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with inpatient caseloads in a hospital setting.
• Strong knowledge of clinical nutrition, including enteral feeding.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional assessments and care for inpatients.
• Develop and implement personalized nutrition plans.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to meet patients' needs.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Clinical nutrition knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Time-management skills

Job description

Job Title: Locum Dietitian

Location: Chesterfield

Banding: Band 5/6

Working Hours: Full-time

Rate: £19-28 per hour

Onsite: Yes, this is an onsite position

Job Description

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Locum Dietitian to join the team at a hospital in Chesterfield. This is a full-time, onsite locum position, ideal for someone looking to cover an inpatient caseload. The role involves providing nutritional assessments and interventions to inpatients, supporting their recovery and improving overall health outcomes. You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive high-quality, individualized nutritional care, as well as monitoring and adjusting care plans as needed. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in a fast-paced hospital environment while contributing to patient care.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for providing nutritional assessments and care for inpatients, developing and implementing personalized nutrition plans. This includes advising patients and healthcare teams on appropriate dietary support, as well as managing enteral feeding and nutritional support where required. You will collaborate with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure the nutritional needs of patients are met and contribute to discharge planning. Maintaining accurate patient records, adhering to clinical guidelines, and ensuring high standards of practice will also be key aspects of the role. This position requires you to be onsite to provide direct patient care.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience working with inpatient caseloads in a hospital setting.
• Strong knowledge of clinical nutrition, including enteral feeding.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain).

Why Work with Pulse?

At Pulse, our priority is you. From the moment you register with us, we focus entirely on your needs and goals. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out. Our expert recruitment consultants are committed to finding you the best opportunities and providing support every step of the way to help you secure the perfect placement. With preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive roles that aren’t available anywhere else.

We believe in putting your best interests first, engaging in meaningful conversations, and truly listening to what matters most to you. You are an individual and a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide the appropriate support to you throughout the recruitment process and into your work placement.

Please note: We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.