Dietitian | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	17 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	28 March 2026
Location:	Bolton, BL4 0JR
Company:	Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7776520/241-106CS-26

Summary

The successful candidate will be working at Royal Bolton Hospital to cover a maternity leave for 12 months. The Acute Dietetic Team is made up of 6.6W.T.E Dietitians and 1.8WTE Dietetic Assistants to provide a service to the Inpatients at Bolton Royal Hospital. We are looking to recruit a Dietitian to support patients with acutely unwell patients with opportunities to assess and treat patients on surgical, medical, gastroenterology and Critical Care Wards.

As a department we encourage quality improvement and audit work.

You will report to the Acute Dietetic Team Leader, the successful post holder will be part of the wider Bolton Foundation Trust Dietetic Department. The department is composed of three teams, Acute, Community and Diabetic with a total of 20W.T.E staff.We provide an integrated service across both our Hospital and Community sites meeting the needs of our patients across the whole of the Bolton population.



We are experienced trainers for student dietitians currently providing P1, P2 and P3 placements with the University of Chester, MMU and UCLAN. 



The service operates a flexi-time working arrangement and recognises the importance of balancing the needs of work with family commitments. The post is a 37.5 hours/week post although part time hours may be considered. 

This post is subject to Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 
• To work as an autonomous practitioner within the acute adult dietetic team supported by highly specialist Dietitians.


• To perform therapeutic assessment of patients within theclinicalsetting with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes.


• To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.


• To provide clinical education, advice and support for junior Dietetics staff and support staff.


• To provide specialist knowledge, skills and advice to clients, and be a source of expertise for therapy staff, other members of the MDT and other agencies.


• To supervise, educate and assess the performance of dietetic and therapy students.


• To contribute to service research and audit activities.


• To propose any service changes within own professional speciality area.

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values.  We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice

 

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. 



In addition, we can offer you: 

· 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS service) 

· Eligibility for our NHS Car lease scheme 

· Eligibility for our NHS Technology Scheme 

· Access to on-site Gymnasium 

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients.

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills to provide an accurate prognosis of their condition.

To participate in holistic multi-disciplinary assessments to determine client needs.

To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

To evaluate the effectiveness of treatments and modify accordingly.

To follow clinical risk management processes within own patient caseload.

To represent the team and patients at multi-disciplinary team meetings and case conferences to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary service and to integrate therapy intervention into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.

To give advice and training on intervention programmes on a one-to-one basis, including advice to carers.

To formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and highly specialised knowledge of intervention techniques

To support the Team Leader and other Highly Specialist / Specialist Dietitians as required.

To work with the patients, carers and colleagues to identify goals as part of intervention plans


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Mar 2026

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