Dietitian Band 5 | North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Bristol is seeking a motivated Dietitian to join its inpatient ward team. This role involves providing dietetic services across various medical and complex care wards, managing a diverse caseload, and training student dietitians. Successful candidates will contribute to an evidence-based service, ensuring effective nutritional treatment for patients. Attractive CPD opportunities are offered.

Benefits

In-house CPD opportunities

Clinical supervision

Preceptorships for newly qualified staff

Qualifications

• A newly qualified band 5 dietitian is preferred.
• Involvement in training student dietitians is expected.
• Ability to manage a variety of clinical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic service to specified wards.
• Deliver education on nutrition-related topics.
• Contribute to the implementation of the Trust Nutrition strategy.

Skills

Motivation

Enthusiasm

Clinical supervision

Nutrition knowledge

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

Please note that we have two positions available:

• 1.0 WTE (37.5 hrs) Fixed term 6 months
• 1.0 WTE (37.5 hrs) Fixed term 12 months

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic dietitian to join our large department within the inpatient ward team. This post would suit a newly qualified band 5 dietitian and contains a mixed caseload of medical and complex care wards. The post holder will be working closely with our existing band 5’s in managing a wide variety of clinical conditions seen across the Trust.

There would be an expectation that this post holder would be involved in training student dietitians from both Plymouth and Birmingham City Universities, on completion of the clinical supervisory skills course.

We offer a variety of in-house CPD opportunities, clinical supervision, and preceptorships for newly qualified staff.

If you would like to know more, please contact our department on 0117 4145428 to speak with Kaylee Sayer or Lynsey Francey, or email [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Responsibilities:

• To provide a dietetic service to specified wards at NBT, such as complex medical and elderly care of the elderly.
• To provide cover during annual leave and unplanned leave to a variety of clinical areas.
• To deliver education and training on nutrition-related topics to a range of health professionals, students, and patients.
• To contribute to implementation of the Trust Nutrition and Hydration strategy.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To provide and develop an effective and evidence-based general dietetic service to designated wards. This means:

• providing expert advice to patients, carers, and clinicians about the most effective nutritional treatment
• ensuring special diets and artificial nutrition meet or exceed all nutrient requirements despite significant dietary or medical restrictions
• liaising with members of the healthcare team in hospital and in the community to ensure they are fully informed and able to support the patient in implementing the appropriate nutritional prescription/management for their condition.

This advert closes on Sunday 19 Oct 2025