Band 5 Graduate Dietitian

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust as a Band 5 Dietitian, where you'll develop a broad base of dietetic skills across various clinical settings including Community Hospitals and Mental Health Services. Opportunity for further training towards a Band 6 role with a supportive team. Embrace flexibility with remote working options and enjoy professional development opportunities.

Benefits

On-going support from a friendly team

Flexible / remote working options

Professional development and training opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Dietitian.
• Able to work across various clinical settings.
• Excellent clinical and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Support Community Hospital wards and Primary Care clinics.
• Conduct staff training and facilitate multidisciplinary nutrition meetings.
• Develop supervisory skills by supporting Dietetic support workers.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Team-working skills

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

Job Overview

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative, and dynamic work environment!

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Dietitian to join our Dietetic team at Leicestershire Partnership Trust. Are you due to qualify this summer or recently qualified and looking for the opportunity to develop a broad base of dietetic skills in many specialist areas including Community Hospitals, Primary Care, Mental Health, Paediatrics, and Prescribing as part of a rotational post? If so, this post will meet your needs. It also offers the opportunity for further training towards a Band 6 role.

This friendly, forward-thinking, and supportive team consists of Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners, Dietetic Support Workers, and admin staff.

Contact Details

Nazrana Quareshy or Sophy Parkin 0116 2227170

Job Description Summary (Main Duties and Responsibilities)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative, and proactive Dietitian with excellent clinical, communication, and team-working skills. The post will work across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland to support Community Hospital wards, Primary Care clinics, home visits, Mental Health Services, and Paediatrics.

The role offers a range of clinical experience including general medicine, care of the elderly, outpatient clinics, and mental health wards. The team is actively involved in dietetic student training placements, and there is scope for the successful candidate to contribute significantly to this. There will also be opportunities to conduct staff training and facilitate multidisciplinary nutrition meetings. Additionally, the successful candidate can develop supervisory skills by supporting Dietetic support workers and student training.

What We Can Offer

• On-going support from a friendly and dedicated team
• Flexible / remote working options to support your lifestyle
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Great staff benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes

For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health, and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings, from inpatient wards to community outreach, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively promote equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all community sections, especially underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviors, and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants document.

We consider requests for alternative working hours or patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

All substantive roles are subject to a 6-month probationary period, except for medical staff.

Applicants must have permission to work in the UK. The cost of any required DBS disclosure will be met by the individual and deducted from salary after starting.

Applicants at risk within the NHS who meet essential criteria will be given interview priority.