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Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Previous experience of nutrition support in NHS clinical practice placements.
- Experience
Experience of co-ordinating and delivering group education sessions.
- Experience
Experience of working face to face with patients and public.
- Experience
Good communication skills, ability to liaise with professionals at all levels and discuss complex patient cases.
- Experience
Organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workload.
- Experience
Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
- Experience
Self-motivated and willingness to learn.
- Qualifications
HCPC recognised BSc/ MSc Degree in Dietetics
- Qualifications
HCPC registered
- Additional Criteria
As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Previous experience of outpatient clinics / surgical pathways and working in an acute setting.
- Experience
Experience of producing a simple Dietetic resource such as a diet sheet / poster
- Experience
Presentation skills to groups
- Experience
Computer literacy
- Experience
Knowledge of clinical audit and how its principles may be applied in practice
- Qualifications
Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)
Job summary
Do you have an interest in nutritional support and looking for a Band 5 position at a leading adult cardiothoracic hospital?
We have a vacancy for a Band 5 dietitian to join our experienced and friendly team of dietitians and dietetic support staff. This rotational role offers the opportunity to gain experience in all areas of nutrition support including short and long term enteral feeding, supporting patients pre and post-surgery and those with long-term respiratory support needs.
Royal Papworth Hospital supports staff health and wellbeing with a dedicated team of staff offering mental, physical and financial assistance. Benefits of working here include free tea and coffee, a subsidised restaurant and discounted bus travel from park and ride sites to the hospital.
This is a permanent, full time 37.5 hours per week role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
You will undertake comprehensive dietetic assessments of cardiothoracic patients who have a variety of clinical presentations and be responsible for daily prioritising of your caseload. This could also include attending multidisciplinary group meetings on behalf of the department or patient related as required.
You will provide support to other specialist areas in the absence of colleagues after appropriate training. This could include transplant, respiratory support and sleep centre and cystic fibrosis.
We provide dietetic student placements for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and you will be involved in the student training programme.
As part of your role, you will contribute to audits and service development with opportunity to build your CPD portfolio. We have access to a range of CPD opportunities both internally and external nutrition related conferences such as BAPEN. In addition, you will be expected to keep up to date on dietetic knowledge by reviewing relevant journal articles, contributing to department journal club and attending relevant study days.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Details
- Date posted: 08 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 175-2627-1982
- Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
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This advert is for Dietitian with Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £32073.00 to £39043.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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