Rotational Dietitian – Newly Qualified: Sponsorship Available

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Job Summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Main duties of the job

Are you a final year dietetic student looking to secure a varied Band 5 post in a large dietetic department?

We are looking for a Band 5 dietitian to join our Band 5 rotation programme which covers both the acute hospital setting and provides community experience.

This well established rotational programme is highly regarded for providing a great depth and breadth of dietetic experience and receives very positive feedback from previous postholders.

If you wish to work in a department where there is a great band 5 education programme and fabulous and varied opportunities for development and progression then this is the job for you!

Person Specification

Patients First

Essential

  • Tell us about what this means to you and how you feel the role you are applying for links to this

Working Together

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  • Tell us what being a team player means to you and provide an example of when you have demonstrated this in the past

Always Improving

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  • Tell us about how you approach change and give us an example of an improvement you’ve made from doing things in a different way

Your experience for the role

Essential

  • Please give a brief overview of you most recent placement or work within an NHS setting

Teamwork

Essential

  • What is your experience of multiprofessional team working

Understanding the enviorment

Essential

  • What is your understanding of the difference between the dietitians roles within acute and community settings, please give examples

Time management

Essential

  • Describe how you cope with unpredictable events and varying clinical and non-clinical work pressures and manage your own time meet deadlines

Experience

Essential

  • What recent experience do you have of delivering presentations and public speaking

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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: 10 July 2026

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