Specialist Dietitian (Rotational) | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682.00- £46,580.00 Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 6YD |
| Company: | University Hospital Southampton NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7407408/188-CL070825 |
Summary
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.
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit HCPC registered dietitians into our Band 6 rotational programme in our acute adult dietetic team. This post is suited to applicants who are keen to gain or develop experience in a acute teaching hospital setting. Our programme includes 7 annual rotations. There is currently the opportunity for 1 permanent and 1 fixed term post. The current vacancies are in general surgery covering our inpatient surgical wards, and high dependency and critical care, covering respiratory and cardiac high care units as well as supporting a caseload across our three intensive care units.
The department of dietetics and speech and language therapy is a large team of approximately 130 staff, with clinical experts working in a range of specialties. We provide acute and community services in adults and paediatrics.
The successful post holder 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. Specialist medicine (acute admission unit, emergency and specialist medicine including hepatology)
4. Oncology
5. Hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) surgery and oncology
6. High dependency (cardiac/respiratory) and critical care
7. Haematology
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.
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At UHSwe’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
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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 & renal 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.
• Undertake clinical audit and quality improvement projects in your specialist area.
• Attend regular internal CPD sessions.
• Be supported to undertake service and personal career development.
This advert closes on Friday 22 Aug 2025