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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an HCPC registered dietitian who is keen to develop their experience in the acute hospital setting to join our Band 6 rotational programme in our adult dietetic team on a permanent basis. Our programme includes 7 rotations.
You will join our Band 6 rotational programme, working as a key member in the relevant team and alongside senior dietitians to gain an in-depth knowledge of the following specialities: 1. Gastroenterology 2. General surgery 3. Acute medicine (acute medical unit, general medicine and hepatology) 4. Oncology 5. Hepato-biliary (HPB) surgery 6. High dependency and critical care
We hold regular internal CPD sessions and you will have the opportunity to engage in service evaluation, service improvement and clinical research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What you’ll do
You will: • Be responsible for the provision of a specialist dietetic service in the acute hospital setting. • Work in a variety of clinical settings on a rotational basis including inpatient gastroenterology wards, gastroenterology outpatient clinics, acute surgical and oncology wards, radiotherapy and chemotherapy units, the acute admissions unit and acute medical wards, high dependency and critical care units. • Be a key member of the multidisciplinary teams and attend multidisciplinary meetings. • Provide nutritional support to patients including management of oral nutrition support, enteral feeding, and home enteral feed discharges. • Complete competencies relevant to each rotation. • Supervise and support junior dietitians, dietetic assistants, and student dietitians. For further details on each rotation, please get in touch.
What we are looking for
We are looking someone who wants to develop their experience in an acute hospital setting, with a keen interest in nutrition support and evidence of relevant, clinical skills and experience. Flexibility and the ability to prioritise and manage a busy, complex caseload is essential. You must have excellent communication skills as well as an empathic nature. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within an MDT as a specialist dietitian and have the confidence to present and discuss your professional opinion with colleagues. With a varied and interesting caseload, this post requires a dynamic, assertive person with an excellent breadth of knowledge and good rapport building skills.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Presentation skills
- Microsoft Office skills
- Communication
- Record keeping
- Attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
- Prioritisation
- Keyboard skills
- Numeracy skills
- Teamwork
Desirable
- Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA) and relevant specialist groups
- Experience mentoring or supervising dietetic assistants or junior staff
- Experience and involvement with dietetic student training
- Experience of audit/project work
- Ability to cover “out of hours” commitments on agreed occasions
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC (Health and Care professions Council) registered dietitian (RD)
- Evidence of commitment to relevant ongoing CPD and development in relevant areas
- Evidence of relevant dietetic knowledge and expertise with recent experience demonstrating this
- Ability to communicate complex information fluently, confidently and effectively to a diverse range of people: e.g., with patients, carers, managers and other health care professionals
- Ability to demonstrate a practical and sensitive approach and flexibility in working style when applying clinical judgement to complex clinical issues
- Ability to create rapport and professionally manage relationships with colleagues, patients and carers and the emotional challenges this presents
- Demonstrate a holistic approach to treatment
- Ability to cope with unpredictable events and varying clinical and non-clinical work pressures, independently planning and prioritising own workload, managing own time and meeting deadlines
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This advert is for Specialist Dietitian (Rotational) with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Dietitian role. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Jul 2026.
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