Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our band 5 rotations to provide a service to a variety of inpatient and outpatient areas including respiratory, diabetes, surgical, care of the elderly, paediatrics and oncology. If you enjoy working as part of a team and using your initiative this is the job for you. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop clinical and professional skills within a dynamic and supportive team. The post is suitable for newly qualified dietitians or band 5 dietitians looking for further experience.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and/or Poole hospital
Interview: 22nd July
Main duties of the job
The role will primarily involve inpatient work with patients across a variety of specialities; receiving oral and enteral feeding. There will also be the opportunity for outpatient work in general dietetic clinics.
There will be the opportunity to be involved in teaching and training of nurses and medical staff as well as patient education sessions.
The post holder will work closely with our senior dietitians who will help train and support you along with providing opportunities to experience other areas of dietetics.
New ways of working and evaluating our practice through audit are strongly encouraged in our team and hospital trust. Developing resources and carrying out quality improvement projects will be encouraged to maintain our high profile within the hospital.
We provide student training for a number of universities and the post holder will be involved with this.
This post offers excellent opportunities for professional and personal development. The department is committed to CPD and we offer a wide range of in-house training. You will be invited to regular professional update meetings across the whole team. In addition we are closely connected with our colleagues across Dorset and run a Dorset wide education and networking event twice yearly.
We would be very happy to have a conversation about specific areas of interest in the rotations as well how your skill set fits with our service and your development needs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team with professional maturity.
- Knowledge of the dietetic and medical management of patients who require nutrition support
- Up-to-date and confident dietetic knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of Dietetics within NHS
Technical
Essential
- Word processing/IT skills for correspondence and the production of educational material.
- Ability to carry out and interpret anthropometric measurements.
- Effective problem solving skills
- Data collation and analysis skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of carrying out audit.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- Experience of Group Presentations.
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
- MDT involvement.
- Experience of training Dietetic students.
- Previous clinical experience at band 5 level
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics Or Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Registered Dietitian (UK) with HCPC
Desirable
- Clinical Supervisory skills training
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to complete allocated projects and meet deadlines
- Self motivated
- Experience working under pressure
Desirable
- Interdepartmental working e.g catering
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This advert is for Dietitian - Band 5 with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Jul 2026.
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