Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to join our Dietetic Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH).
We are pleased to be able to offer a permanent full time role within our Band 6 rotation. The Band 6 rotations offer a wide range of clinical areas across the Royal Hallamshire, Northern General, Weston Park and Community. The specialities we offer include; Oncology, Head and Neck Cancer, Gastroenterology, Diabetes, Critical Care, Burns, Upper GI and HPB Surgery, Haematology, CF, Renal, HEF and Stroke. Please note as this vacancy is a rotational post you may be based on any site.
Main duties of the job
Deliver nutrition teaching within a number of training programs and provide training to A,B & C placement students which you will be actively involved in.
Be responsible for the provision of high quality Dietetic service to a clinical caseload in a designated speciality, using a high level of skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner.
To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and teaching practice.
Providing specialist advice and education in the designated speciality.
To work within the Dietetic team in assisting in the operational management of the department.
To assist the Dietetic management team to ensure the overall service provides high quality patient care, and in the management of clinical governance, resources and equipment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate with examples of how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial dietetic experience in a variety of clinical specialities
- Evidence of independent working
- High level of knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management, especially Nutrition Support.
- Competent in behavioural change skills.
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development and commitment to continue through department appraisal system
- Willing to undergo further training at post registration level
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Positive and proactive
- Flexible
- Able to deal with conflict, aggression (infrequently)
- Able to deal with distressed patients and carers
Desirable
- The post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards
- Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point
- Able to record activity and other data manually and electronically
- Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based
- Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects
- Able to use literature review search methods and can critically appraise evidence
- Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines
- Competent skills in teaching and training other health care professionals and student Dietitian’s
- Able to manage a caseload with frequently changing priorities and deal with interruptions.
- Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
- Able to relate and communicate clearly at all levels with patients colleagues and members of the MDT
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
Desirable
- BDA accredited clinical supervisory skills course for training students
- BDA accredited Behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills course
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This advert is for Senior Rotational Dietitian with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff. The contract type is Full time permanent. The application deadline is 21 Jun 2026.
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