Specialist Nutrition Support Team Dietitian, Band 7

NHS; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Specialist Nutrition Support Team Dietitian to join their multidisciplinary team. The role involves providing high-quality care for patients requiring parenteral nutrition. The successful candidate will lead a team, manage complex cases, and contribute to service development. This position offers a collaborative environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in dietetics.
• Clinical experience in parenteral nutrition.
• Experience in clinical supervision of junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage the adult acute dietetic team at GRH.
• Deliver parenteral nutrition education and training.
• Ensure service compliance with clinical governance standards.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

HCPC Registration

Job description

Go back Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Nutrition Support Team Dietitian, Band 7

The closing date is 16 June 2025

We are delighted to be recruiting a specialist dietitian to work within the NST team. We seek an enthusiastic, proactive Dietitian with experience or qualifications in parenteral nutrition and NST work to join our well-established Nutrition Support Team.

The role involves inpatient/outpatient work and multidisciplinary team (MDT) collaboration with the lead NST Dietitian, Lead Consultant Gastroenterologist, Specialist Nurse, Pharmacist, and Consultant in Chemical Pathology. The position is based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, with required presence at Cheltenham General Hospital.

You will lead part of the acute team alongside the Lead Critical Care Joint Team at GRH.

You will also participate in national and regional networking societies.

Additional working pattern details: Monday - Friday

Main duties of the job

About the job

You will work as part of the multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team (NST) to ensure adults requiring parenteral nutrition in our acute hospitals receive high-quality, safe, and effective care. You will participate in NST ward rounds and weekly MDT meetings, contributing to clinical assessment and patient management.

The successful candidate will handle a complex caseload, demonstrating confidence and excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, active listening, and verbal communication.

You will work collaboratively within a team, liaising with professionals at all levels, prioritising workload, and demonstrating flexibility and assertiveness.

You will lead a busy, friendly, and growing team of dietitians, working with the Team Lead of Critical Care. Proven leadership experience, including team management and service development, is desirable, along with the ability to develop protocols and procedures.

About us

Why us?

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest hospital trusts in England, serving a diverse population of nearly 620,000 through services at two general hospitals in Gloucester and Cheltenham. Gloucestershire offers excellent transport links and beautiful countryside, ranked among the top places to live in the UK. The trust has an annual operating income of £500m, with 960 beds, over 125,000 emergency attendances, and nearly 800,000 outpatient appointments annually. Our staff of over 8,000 are committed to providing high-quality, acute, elective, and specialist services under our vision of 'Best Care For Everyone.' The NST team is a small, friendly, diverse, multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering safe and effective patient care.

Job responsibilities

Please see the detailed job description.

• The post holder will act as an autonomous dietetic advanced practitioner and a clinical expert in artificial nutritional support, including parenteral nutrition (PN), at GRH. They will work closely with the Band 7 Advanced Practitioner NST team lead at CGH and the rest of the NST.
• In conjunction with the Band 7 Advanced Practitioner Dietitian Critical Care, they will manage the adult acute dietetic team at GRH, providing cover across sites as needed.
• Be an expert resource for PN and enteral nutrition routes, including policy and literature development within the Nutrition and Dietetic Service and GHNHSFT NST service.
• Ensure the service is evidence-based and complies with clinical governance standards.
• Deliver parenteral nutrition education and training in various settings to health professionals, dietitians, students, and patients.
• Participate in non-dietetic projects within the GHNHSFT NST service, including quality and safety initiatives.
• Jointly supervise, train, and appraise Nutrition and Dietetic staff and student dietitians within the GRH Acute team.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

• Substantial experience in dietetics
• HCPC registered
• Clinical experience in parenteral nutrition
• Knowledge of service development
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt
• Leadership and management experience
• Ability to maintain professional relationships
• Experience in clinical supervision of junior staff and students
• Experience in clinical governance implementation
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening, caring, and empathy
• Ability to assess complex medical cases and plan appropriate dietetic care
• Commitment to trust values and objectives
• Problem-solving skills
• Willingness to lead change
• Ability to inspire, influence, persuade, and negotiate
• Attendance at relevant accredited courses
• Contributions to strategy development and service improvements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any criminal convictions.

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per year (pro-rata if part-time)