Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Clinical/Experience
Appropriate post-registration experience in relevant clinical dietetic areas.
- Clinical/Experience
Demonstrates practical specialist clinical experience/skills and knowledge in oral and enteral nutrition support.
- Clinical/Experience
Demonstrates ability to cope with unpredictable workload patterns and able to achieve deadlines.
- Clinical/Experience
Evidence of service development and improvement in acute clinical dietetics.
- Personal Attributes
Good interpersonal skills, able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions.
- Personal Attributes
Excellent verbal, written and active listening skills.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to acknowledge own limitations and seek assistance / support when appropriate.
- Knowledge and Skills
Evidence of supporting band 5 dietitians and students with clinical and development supervision.
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate the development and delivery of nutrition support education and training to health care professionals.
- Knowledge and Skills
Evidence of being able to effectively prioritise own caseload as well as that of colleagues/band 5 dietitians.
- Qualifications and Training
Degree or Postgraduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Qualifications and Training
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered.
- Qualifications and Training
Training and /or demonstrated experience in leadership and development.
- Qualifications and Training
Evidence post registration CPD in oral and enteral nutrition support.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Clinical/Experience
Evidence of knowledge/experience of nutrition support in critical care, eating disorders and or parenteral nutrition.
- Personal Attributes
Able to demonstrate behaviour change skills and motivational interviewing techniques.
- Knowledge and Skills
Evidence of contributing to nutrition and dietetic service development reporting.
- Qualifications and Training
Membership of the British Dietetics Association/relevant dietetic specialist interest groups
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly skilled Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive acute Dietetics Team at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. This exciting Band 6 specialist role offers the opportunity to provide expert clinical dietetic care across a diverse acute caseload, including the Acute Admissions Unit, Respiratory Specialist Unit, and patients requiring complex oral and enteral nutrition support and therapeutic diets.
You will work as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams, using your specialist knowledge to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care while helping to shape nutrition management across the acute setting.
The role provides excellent opportunities to develop leadership and educational skills through the supervision and support of band 5 colleagues and dietetic students, alongside contributing to the delivery of training for dietetic staff and wider healthcare staff.
We are committed to supporting your professional growth, with opportunities to gain experience and further develop specialist skills in areas such as critical care, parenteral nutrition, and inpatient eating disorder management. This is an ideal position for a motivated dietitian looking to broaden their expertise and progress their career within a forward-thinking and supportive department.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation for adult inpatients across the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Respiratory Unit and other acute ward areas as required. Including patients with complex dietary needs who may have cognitive, physical, psychological or communication barriers.
Independently manage and prioritise a specialist acute inpatient caseload, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality service delivery for those requiring oral nutritional support, enteral feeding, therapeutic diets and specialist nutrition interventions.
Work as an integral member of multidisciplinary teams.
Contribute to service development through the implementation and review of evidence-based pathways, guidelines, policies, protocols and patient information resources.
Undertake delegated responsibilities from senior dietitians and provide support to wider specialist services as required.
Plan, co-ordinate and deliver education and training programmes for healthcare professionals, patients, carers and students to promote best practice in nutritional care.
Provide leadership, guidance, clinical supervision and support to band 5 dietetic colleagues, student and peers.
Have oversite and responsibility for the caseload management of the band 5 dietetic workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Attached Job Description.
Specialist Inpatient Band 6 Dietitian -Job Description and Personal Specification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Specialist Inpatient Dietitian - Band 6 with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucester, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 (pa pro rata if part-time). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Nov 2026.
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