# Dietitian - Band 5 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dietitian-band-5/204a7328-e3d0-40df-ad6c-947bf7f18cbe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dietitian-band-5/204a7328-e3d0-40df-ad6c-947bf7f18cbe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Poole - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 28.13 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-08T09:33:21.591Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Dorset/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietetics/Dietetics-v8079995 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8079995?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 ## Documents - [b5 job description (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10372056) - [b5 personal specification (pdf, 80.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10372057) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.