# Band 5 Rotational Dietitian

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St George's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Dietitian
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 pa pro rata incs HCAS (20%)
- **Contract type:** 5 months (Secondment)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T11:20:26.838Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietetics/Dietetics-v8345623
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8345623?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

**Please note this role is a secondment until March 2027. We will consider both internal and external candidates**

We are offering the opportunity for a secondment into the role of rotational Band 5 Dietitian until March 2027. This is part of a 6-month rotation scheme which includes rotations in chronic diseases, gastroenterology, senior health and acute medicine, community, neurosciences/neurosurgery and trauma/orthopaedics. This will provide an excellent opportunity for you to further develop your clinical and professional skills as a Band 5 looking to gain more experience. The postholder will be in the community rotation which includes an inpatient caseload at Queen Mary’s Hospital and outpatient clinics and home visits at St John's Therapy Centre and throughout the borough of Wandsworth.

### Main duties of the job

The wider dietetic department consists of over 70 dietitians, who provide clinical inpatient and outpatient services to a variety of specialties including oncology, renal, neurology, haematology, paediatrics, cardiology, major trauma, gastroenterology, surgical, diabetes, infectious diseases and HIV. The department is committed to training dietetic students and actively participates in the training programmes of clinical and non-clinical staff. There are numerous opportunities for professional and personal development.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Membership of British Dietetic Association or other body conferring professional indemnity insurance
- Confident and Self Motivated
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Able to travel round Borough of Wandsworth

**Desirable**

- Own transport e.g. car/bike

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Presentation skills and ability to work effectively single handily with individuals and groups
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to work as part of a team and under own initiative
- Ability to liaise with professionals at all levels
- Computer literacy
- Motivation and counselling skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS

### Experience and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Pre-registration placement completion.

**Desirable**

- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of working in acute and/or primary care

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- BSc / Post graduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- HCPC registered

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10670574)
- [advert (pdf, 160.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10709058)
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