Specialist Major Trauma Dietitian

NHS; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Major Trauma Dietitian to join their diverse team. The role requires expertise in managing complex patient cases, enabling nutritional interventions in critical care environments. The Trust offers development opportunities and encourages applications from motivated individuals.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with experience in an acute hospital setting.
• Experience supervising staff and mentoring junior dietitians.
• Demonstrated dietetic experience in critical care and neurosurgery.

Responsibilities

• Perform nutritional assessments and develop treatment plans for complex patients.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Attend ward rounds and participate in clinical governance meetings.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Effective communication

Adaptability

Assertiveness

Education

BSc or Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

HCPC Registration

Clinical Supervisory Skills Course

Job description

Go back Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Specialist Major Trauma Dietitian

The closing date is 25 June 2025

Hull University Teaching Hospitals (HUTH) are seeking a Band 6 Specialist Major Trauma Dietitian to join our diverse team. The post holder will gain experience working in a large busy acute teaching trust.

The post holder will work alongside colleagues within the Critical Care dietetic team to support the timely delivery of nutritional intervention for those admitted to the following areas: major trauma, critical care, neurosurgery and complex rehabilitation

We are seeking someone who can adapt to a changing environment and work well within a team, as you will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

You must be a registered dietitian that has suitable previous experience working with complex patients..

The role will require the post holder to undertake nutritional assessment and treatment of patients who may have highly complex and/or chronic presentation andwork closely with other members of the ward multidisciplinary teams (MDT). This will include attendance where required at best interest meetings, ward rounds, MDT meetings and service improvement meetings (such as clinical governance).

The dietetics department offers various development opportunities and can provide additional training.

If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding position, we would welcome your application. We are looking for suitably qualified and motivated individuals who have the drive, ambition and positivity to make this role succeed.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• demonstrates experience working within an acute hospital setting
• demonstrates experience of supervising staff
• Evidence of team working
• Adequate post registration experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical skills
• evidence of experience working as a specialist dietitian
• experience of mentoring junior staff, dieteti assistants and students

Qualifications

• BSc or Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
• HCPC Registration
• Post registration training Clinical Supervisory Skills Course

Experience

• Adequate post registration experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical settings
• Experience of working with patients with diverse healthcare needs
• Evidence of dietetic experience in critical care and / or neurosurgery
• Evidence of teaching experience
• Experience of supervising/ mentoring junior staff, dietetic assistants and students.
• PENG course accreditation Publication of audit/research Previously worked as a specialist dietitian

skills and knowledge

• Evidence of a wide variety of clinical knowledge
• Working knowledge and understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• Effective communication skills with people from diverse backgrounds
• Able to contribute to policy standards, policies and service changes within own specialist area
• Able to critically evaluate current research Proficient use of PC/keyboard skills and working knowledge of relevant programmes and nutritional analysis packages
• Assertiveness skills Professional Appearance Adaptable Creative

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust