Specialist Dietitian - neuro rehab

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Dietitian for its Neuro rehab centre. This role involves delivering high-quality, patient-centered dietetic care, with a focus on nutritional support and service improvement. Join a dynamic team committed to personal development and exceptional patient care.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required.
• Experience in specialist area preferred.
• Ability to interpret complex information.

Responsibilities

• Support complex nutritional interventions and enteral feeding.
• Manage own time and workload within a supportive team.
• Participate in service improvement and audit.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Nutritional support skills

Education

HCPC registered

Job description

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Specialist Dietitian - neuro rehab

The closing date is 30 June 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a dietitian to enhance their clinical skills in our Neuro rehab centre as part of our team at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. The position is a 0.6 WTE band 6 fixed term position.

We are looking for a forward thinking dietitian to join our team of dietitians, based at City Campus. You will become an integral member of our multidisciplinary team delivering high quality patient-centred dietetic care. We are an exceptional, dynamic and supportive team with a strong MDT ethos.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support complex nutritional interventions as well as nutrition support and enteral feeding so some experience in these would be beneficial. We actively encourage service improvement and audit and the successful candidate would have the opportunity to be involved in development work to improve nutritional care of our patients.

You'll need to have excellent communication and leadership skills, a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and workload and that of other members of staff within a supportive team. Experience of nutritional support and evidence of a varied clinical experience is desirable.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavor to turn your job into a career!

The Dietetic service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH.

We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists.

We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

Job responsibilities

You should have experience of working as a dietitian, have excellent communication skills, self-motivation, have a flexible approach and the ability to manage your own time and buys workload within a supportive team. Nutritional support skills are essential and additional training and support will be provided.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification attached

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registered

Experience

• Experience in specialist area

Analytical and judgement

• Able to interpret complex information to make decisions

Communication

• Able to communicate with a range of individuals on complex matters
• Able to work within an MDT

Planning and organisation skills

• Able to plan and organise own workload

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts