Senior Dietitian (Cystic fibrosis and Renal)

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits enthusiastic Dietitians to join a dynamic Dietetic Team at a leading NHS Trust. This full-time position offers a chance to specialize in Cystic Fibrosis and Renal, with excellent support for professional development. You will provide high-quality Dietetic services while engaging in audits, service development, and research. Join a friendly and innovative department committed to staff welfare and career growth. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in patient care while expanding your skills, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Flexible working policies

Community involvement

Access to research opportunities

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Dietitian with strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Desire to develop clinical knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nutrition teaching and provide training to placement students.
• Provide high quality Dietetic service to a clinical caseload.
• Contribute to evidence-based clinical and teaching practice.

Skills

HCPC registration

Communication skills

Team working skills

Clinical knowledge

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated Dietitians to join our Dietetic Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

We are pleased to be able to offer a combined specialist band 6 role within Cystic Fibrosis and Renal.

We are looking for HCPC registered Dietitians with strong communication and team working skills with a desire to develop their clinical knowledge. You will be supported by our Dietetic Team Lead’s, and you will have excellent opportunities for professional and personal development within our department. This includes involvement in audit, service development, evaluation and research within your clinical specialty and secondment opportunities across the department.

If you are a Band 5 Dietitian interested in developing your skills in any of these areas, we would also welcome your application.

1 full time position available: 1.00 WTE Fixed Term 12 month contract (Secondment cover).

Deliver nutrition teaching within a number of training programs and provide training to A, B & C placement students which you will be actively involved in.

Be responsible for the provision of high quality Dietetic service to a clinical caseload in a designated speciality, using a high level of skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner.

To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and teaching practice. Providing specialist advice and education in the designated speciality.

To work within the Dietetic team in assisting in the operational management of the department.

To assist the Dietetic management team to ensure the overall service provides high quality patient care, and in the management of clinical governance, resources and equipment.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

We are a friendly, supportive and innovative department of around 60 Dietitians, plus Dietetic assistants across three hospital sites and the community. If this sounds like an exciting step for your career, then we would love to read your application.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 12 months (until 01.07.2026). Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Lamerton Job title: Acting Deputy Head of Dietetics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01142714162

Louise Lamerton, Specialist renal dietitian and acting deputy head of dietetics