Dietitian - Band 5

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in England is seeking an enthusiastic Dietitian for a 9-month contract. The role involves providing dietary services to various inpatient areas, with opportunities for clinical development and training in a supportive environment. Newly qualified Dietitians are welcome to apply. The position promises to enhance your professional skills within a dynamic team, including participation in audits and student training. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and a passion for advancing dietary practices.

Benefits

In-house training programs

CPD support

Access to professional update meetings

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (UK) or awaiting HCPC registration.
• Recent clinical experience as a Dietitian or student within NHS.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic services across various inpatient areas.
• Work closely with Senior Dietitians for training and support.
• Contribute to audits and develop resources.

Skills

Excellent communication

Group work experience

Ability to work autonomously

Problem-solving skills

Data collation and analysis

Education

BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics

Registered Dietitian (UK)

Tools

Word processing skills

IT skills for educational material

Job description

Dietitian - Band 5

The closing date is 21 December 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to join our department for a 9 month contract to provide a service to a variety of inpatient areas including respiratory, general medicine, surgical and care of the elderly. This post also include a general outpatients clinic. You should be a good team worker and be able to use your initiative. If you enjoy working as part of a team and are keen to change and innovate practice this is the job for you. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop clinical and professional skills within a dynamic and supportive team. This post is suitable for newly qualified Dietitians or Band 5 Dietitians looking for further experience.

The post holder will work closely with our Senior Dietitians who will help train and support you along with providing opportunities of experiencing other areas of dietetics. New ways of working and evaluating our practice through audit are strongly encouraged in our team and hospital trust. Developing resources and carrying out audits will be encouraged to maintain our high profile within the hospital. We provide student training and will be expecting the post holder to contribute.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and/or Poole hospital

Interview Date: 2nd January 2026 Face to Face only.

Main duties of the job

You need to be an excellent communicator with experience of group work. The department is actively involved in the teaching and training of nursing and medical staff and there would be an opportunity to develop your skills in this area.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is made up of 3 Hospitals. The post holder is applying for a rotational post which can be based at either the Royal Bournemouth Hospital or Poole site. It is a condition of employment that all staff being recruited will work across sites.

This post offers excellent opportunities for professional and personal development. The department is committed to CPD and we offer a wide range of in-house training. You will be invited to regular professional update meetings across the whole team. In addition we are closely connected with our colleagues across Dorset and run a Dorset wide education and networking event twice yearly.

We would be very happy to have a conversation about specific areas of interest in the rotations as well how your skill set fits with our service and your development needs.

We would welcome applications from current Dietetic students who are due to finish their training and will be eligible for HCPC registration in 2025/early 2026.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics Or Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Registered Dietitian (UK) with HCPC or awaiting HCPC registration

Experience

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Experience of Group Presentations.
• Ability to work autonomously
• Recent clinical experience as a Dietitian or Dietitian student within the NHS setting
• MDT involvement.
• Previous clinical experience at band 5 level

Technical

• Word processing/IT skills for correspondence and the production of educational material.
• Ability to carry out and interpret anthropometric measurements.
• Effective problem solving skills with clinical example
• Data collation and analysis skills

Knowledge

• Ability to work as part of a team with professional maturity.
• Knowledge of the dietetic and medical management of patients who require nutrition support, with clinical example
• Up-to-date and confident dietetic knowledge, with examples given
• Knowledge of Dietetics within NHS, with examples given

Personal Attributes

• Ability to complete allocated projects and meet deadlines
• Self motivated
• Experience working under pressure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust