Bank Dietitian

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Dietitian with a passion for food and nutrition to join our Bank at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust.

There will be opportunities to work across inpatients, outpatients and domiciliary settings and review patients from multiple specialties. You will work alongside Speech and Language, Occupational and Physiotherapy colleagues in the hospital, as well as the colleagues in community teams working collaboratively for the benefit of our patients.

The role ideally requires the candidate to have a range of experience, the ability to work autonomously in an often demanding and changeable environment and the confidence to communicate effectively with a wide spectrum of different healthcare professionals, community colleagues and family members.

Why Choose Staffing Solutions?

• Flexibility: Choose the shifts and locations that suit your lifestyle once you have completed your 288 hours of day shifts.
• Induction and training: Paid Trust induction, mandatory training and orientation shifts. Uniform provided.
• Great Pay: Competitive hourly rates, including enhancements for nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent, acceptable for registration with Health Care Professions Council e.g. BSc Nutrition and Dietetics
• Evidence of further postgraduate study and continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

• Clinical Supervisory skills
• Member of British Dietetic Association

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Varied experience of in and outpatient settings
• Experience of working with ‘MUST’ or similar screening tool
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Up to date knowledge of artificial nutrition support

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• bank dietian (PDF, 400.4KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Stephanie Beard Job title Office Manager Email address ***email_hidden*** Telephone number 01225 821180