# Dietitian

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Guildford
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Dietitian
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £33,677 - £40,996 (per annum) includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term contract for 12 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01T07:31:09.281Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Guildford/Royal_Surrey_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietetics/Dietetics-v8122496
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8122496?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A full-time opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated person with a desire to develop their clinical skills to join our proactive team of 46 at The Royal Surrey Hospital. This is a fixed term post for 12 months. Working alongside very experienced and specialist dietitians will make this is an ideal post to start or broaden your dietetic career.

The post-holder will work within our established medical dietetic teams, providing support to both inpatients and outpatients. You will have a very varied caseload and will work within several MDTs and support initiatives promoting MUST screening. We are looking for someone who is proactive and has the initiative to develop and / or improve the efficiency of services.

If you are an HCPC registered dietitian with an interest in medicine, looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a friendly and supportive team, we would love to hear from you!

Please note that interviews will be conducted in person. Remote or virtual interviews will not be available for this recruitment process.

### Main duties of the job

The Dietetic Department at The Royal Surrey Hospital has an active audit and research culture, promoting clinical effectiveness in patient care. You will join a forward thinking and innovative dietetic team, which undertakes the training of dietetic students from both the University of Surrey and the University of Winchester, and is also involved in teaching and supporting students with dissertation projects. This is an excellent opportunity in a supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide clinical dietetic support to inpatients and outpatients, including direct access GP referrals to dietitian led clinics.

The post holder will play an active role in teaching other professionals, including students and patients, both as individuals and in groups. There will be liaison with MDTs and the development of appropriate education programmes to facilitate efficient use of healthcare personnel. The job will include “speciality sessions” to develop experience in a range of specialties.  (e.g. oncology, specialist surgery, paediatrics and gastro).  This aspect of the post will depend on caseload and time pressures of the post holder and specialty colleagues

## Job Details

A full-time opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated person with a desire to develop their clinical skills to join our proactive team of 46 at The Royal Surrey Hospital. This is a fixed term post for 12 months. Working alongside very experienced and specialist dietitians will make this is an ideal post to start or broaden your dietetic career.

The post-holder will work within our established medical dietetic teams, providing support to both inpatients and outpatients. You will have a very varied caseload and will work within several MDTs and support initiatives promoting MUST screening. We are looking for someone who is proactive and has the initiative to develop and / or improve the efficiency of services.

If you are an HCPC registered dietitian with an interest in medicine, looking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a friendly and supportive team, we would love to hear from you!

Please note that interviews will be conducted in person. Remote or virtual interviews will not be available for this recruitment process.

## Job Description

The Dietetic Department at The Royal Surrey Hospital has an active audit and research culture, promoting clinical effectiveness in patient care. You will join a forward thinking and innovative dietetic team, which undertakes the training of dietetic students from both the University of Surrey and the University of Winchester, and is also involved in teaching and supporting students with dissertation projects. This is an excellent opportunity in a supportive environment where you will be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally.

## Responsibilities

The post holder will provide clinical dietetic support to inpatients and outpatients, including direct access GP referrals to dietitian led clinics.

The post holder will play an active role in teaching other professionals, including students and patients, both as individuals and in groups. There will be liaison with MDTs and the development of appropriate education programmes to facilitate efficient use of healthcare personnel. The job will include “speciality sessions” to develop experience in a range of specialties. (e.g. oncology, specialist surgery, paediatrics and gastro). This aspect of the post will depend on caseload and time pressures of the post holder and specialty colleagues

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Desirable**

- Post-qualification experience including nutritional support
- Experience in acute and community settings

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Degree in Dietetics and HCPC registration

## Documents

- [candidate guide (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2442)
- [job description (docx, 997.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10418924)
- [rsft staff benefits (pdf, 393.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2284)

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