Rotational Dietitian - Band 5

There really has never been a more exciting time to join us! The dietetic team play an integral role in UHBW providing tertiary and regional services to pathways including intestinal failure, cystic fibrosis, oesophago-gastric and hepatobiliary surgery, ECMO, head and neck cancer and bone marrow transplant.

This post sits within UHBW’s adult Nutrition and Dietetic Service, comprising of approximately 60 dietitians and dietetic support workers. This post being based in the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

This vacancy is for a band 5 rotational post which will primarily support our cardiology pathways. Each rotation is one year in duration with other rotations including surgery, cardiology, respiratory and stroke.

With our team comprising of a range of rotational positions, the dietetic department offers excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression. Many of our team members started with us as band 5 dietitians before progressing into band 6 and band 7 positions.

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Our band 5 positions typically cover a range of medical, surgical and rehabilitation wards. The majority of the caseload will be inpatient facing, but outpatient services may also be provided to general clinic, MDT lipid clinic and cardiac rehab depending on the current rotation.

You will benefit from working alongside specialist dietitians with expertise in a range of specialities including gastroenterology, diabetes, critical care, surgery and oncology.  You will also gain experience in supporting food policy initiatives, promoting MUST screening and you will have opportunities to deliver training and education to patients and healthcare staff.

We have developed competencies for band 5 dietitians to ensure you feel supported throughout your development.  Additionally, you will have access to regular clinical supervision with opportunities to complete continued professional development.

The department offers training to A, B and C placement students from the University of Plymouth. Once you have completed appropriate supervisory skills training and are settled in your role, you will be involved in the clinical teaching and assessment of students on placement.

In modern healthcare a flexible workforce is essential. The dietetic department provides a service on Saturday, which you will contribute to once a month with a corresponding day off in the working week. We also provide a bank holiday service, each member of staff covering 2 bank holiday dates a year.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.