Rotational Dietitian

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Bristol seeks a newly qualified band 5 rotational Dietitian to join their dietetic team. This role includes delivering nutritional interventions across various medical pathways while supporting training and education for students. You will benefit from a structured program, alongside specialist dietitians, enhancing your clinical skills in a vibrant environment. The position contributes to a service that operates on weekends and bank holidays with full support for professional development.

Benefits

Regular clinical supervision

Continued professional development

Contribution to clinical teaching

Qualifications

• Must be a newly qualified HCPC registered Dietitian.
• Experience in a clinical environment is beneficial.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support surgical pathways with a rotational programme.
• Cover medical, surgical, and rehabilitation wards.
• Contribute to clinical teaching and assessment of placement students.

Skills

Nutritional interventions

Clinical supervision

Team collaboration

Public health promotion

Education

HCPC registered Dietitian

Job description

Overview

If you are a newly qualified HCPC registered Dietitian looking to kickstart your dietetic career, we have a great opportunity for you. We are recruiting a band 5 rotational Dietitian to join our busy Dietetic team in one of the South West’s largest teaching hospitals. The successful applicant will work alongside experienced colleagues delivering a wide range of nutritional interventions across our specialist pathways.

This post sits within UHBW’s adult Nutrition and Dietetic Service, comprising approximately 60 Dietitians and Dietetic Support Workers. The post is based at Bristol Royal Infirmary, a city centre hospital in a vibrant city.

Responsibilities and Rotation

This vacancy is for a band 5 rotational post which will primarily support our surgical pathways. The rotational programme moves band 5 Dietitians through cardiology, respiratory, surgery and stroke pathways with each rotation lasting 12 months.

Band 5 Dietitians typically cover a range of medical, surgical and rehabilitation wards. The caseload is predominantly inpatient, with potential outpatient responsibilities including general clinics, MDT lipid clinic and cardiac rehab depending on the rotation.

You will benefit from working alongside specialist dietitians with expertise in gastroenterology, diabetes, critical care, surgery and oncology. You will gain experience in supporting food policy initiatives, promoting MUST screening, and have opportunities to deliver training and education to patients and healthcare staff.

Training, Support and Development

We have developed competencies for band 5 dietitians to support your development. You will have access to regular clinical supervision and opportunities to undertake continued professional development. The department offers training to A, B and C placement students from the University of Plymouth. Once you have completed supervisory skills training and are settled in your role, you will contribute to the clinical teaching and assessment of students on placement.

Working Pattern and Service

The department provides a service on Saturdays, which you will contribute to once every 8 weeks with a corresponding day off in the working week. We also operate a bank holiday service, with each staff member covering 2 bank holiday dates per year.

About UHBW

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with over 13,000 staff and more than 100 clinical services across 10 sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as “Good” overall and is committed to improving patient care, research and innovation. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We are an equal opportunities employer and strive to recruit a diverse workforce that represents the local population at all levels.

Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we are meeting this pledge.

How to apply / Further details

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Tom Lander
Job title: Pathway lead for Nutrition and Dietetics
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]