Are you an existing band 5 Dietitian looking to develop or broaden your skills or a newly qualified band 5 Dietitian looking for a permanent post that will form an excellent start to your career,?
Due to a promotion an opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic Dietitian to join our innovative and dynamic Dietetic Department as a band 5 rotational Dietitian. We offer an excellent band 5 rotation programme that will enable you to gain a broad range of experience in a number of clinical areas within busy acute hospitals and community working with a varied and diverse population group.
Main duties of the job
We appreciate that student placement training can have its limitations. Our rotation scheme allows you to develop further into a variety of specialist areas and gain skills you may not have opportunity for in your student placement.
Clinical specialties you will be able to gain experience in include Acute wards, community nutritional support, paediatrics, weight management, diabetes and renal
The acute rotation will involve a variety of acute medical and surgical wards at Royal Blackburn Hospital and our rehabilitation hospitals at Burnley and Pendle.
The community rotation is based at Brierfield Health Centre and will include being a part of our community nutrition support team providing dietetic care to patients in their own homes and clinics across East Lancashire.
The Paediatric Rotation is based at Royal Blackburn Hospital and will include being part of our Paediatric team and providing dietetic care to children on the paediatric ward, paediatric clinics and patient group sessions across East Lancashire.
The WRD (Weight management, Renal and Diabetes) rotation is based at Brierfield Health Centre and the Renal Units at Burnley and Blackburn and rotations will include being part of the WRD team and covering your own clinics in weight management and Diabetes as well as working with and providing support to specialist Renal, Diabetes and Weight Management Dietitians. Clinics and group education are held across East Lancashire
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or MSc in Dietetics
- HCPC current registration.
Desirable
- Clinical supervisory skills
- The post holder will be provided with regular clinical supervision and extensive CPD opportunities and excellent clerical support.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working or training in an NHS establishment
- Demonstrable evidence of ongoing CPD in Dietetics
Desirable
- Post graduate dietetic experience
- Dietetic patient group education
- Involvement in BDA specialist interest groups
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Effective organisational including the ability to manage own caseload
- IT skills (competent in the use of Microsoft office applications)
- Ability to interpret clinical conditions including biochemistry
- Competence in calculating nutritional requirements and developing nutrition care plans.
- Up to date knowledge of artificial nutrition support
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Effective problem solving
- Understanding professional issues and code of conduct
Desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Able to work in a pressurized, unpredictable environment, with a proven ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work effectively alone as well as part of an MDT
- Listen to views and opinions of others, demonstrate compassion, kindness and self-awareness
- Aware of own professional competency level and how to seek appropriate help
- Value difference, diversity and inclusion and ensure fairness for all
- Commitment to continuous professional development
Special Requirements
Essential
- Access to private vehicle to be able to travel across ELHT sites, including to patient’s usual place of residence, where required
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner as required in accordance with the agreed job plan
- Able to undertake moving and handling tasks
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 15 April 2026
