Specialist Dietitian B6 – Acute Rotational

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This vacancy is for a Specialist Band 6 Dietitian. This post is based at our Bristol sites working closely with other Specialist Dietitians delivering high quality nutritional care. As a rotational post you will be able to develop specialist expertise as you rotate through a number of specialist pathways on an annual basis. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced band 5 dietitian keen to develop a broad range of advanced clinical reasoning skills.

Provide expert dietetic advice through our inpatient and outpatient services. Our specialist rotational pathways include respiratory, hepatology, critical care, surgery, head and neck, oncology and CF. Work within our dietetic team and range of MDTs demonstrating core skills in oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support along with behaviour change strategies.

Work with Senior Dietitians to support pathway development, support patient education and student training.

All members of the team work one Saturday every 8 weeks with a corresponding day off in the working week and one Bank Holiday a year.

Main duties of the job

The post will provide expert nutritional care across a range of specialist pathways.

The role works closely with a wide range of professionals within the MDT

Ensure effective communication at all levels of health care professionals regarding the nutritional care of individual patients.

Impart information to patients in situations which could be distressing / emotional for the patient, therefore require use of holistic skills.

Use negotiation skills to motivate and negotiate dietary change this will require using a variety of evaluation strategies and adapting communication techniques if necessary.

Educate, support and direct patients by advising on therapeutic dietary regimens which may involve significant and continuous lifestyle changes.

Translate nutritional concepts into practical everyday terms for patients, staff and professional colleagues of all levels.

As a key member of the multi-professional team, provide expert dietetic advice at case conferences, care and discharge planning meetings.

Liaise with partners including clinical MDTs, pharmacy, catering and the community to ensure continuity of care across service providers.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • HPC registration
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
  • Clinical Supervisory Skills (Basic)

Desirable

  • BDA Membership
  • PEN Group Clinical Update Course and/or Behaviour Change Course

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience in enteral nutrition support, chronic disease management and nutrition support in acute illness
  • Student training
  • Working as part of a multi-professional Team
  • Teaching Experience

Desirable

  • Audit Experience
  • Experience of supervision of junior staff
  • Experience of writing protocols & guidelines
  • Experience of working in the community
  • Experience of Home Enteral Nutrition

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Time management
  • Good communication skills at all levels – oral, written, interpersonal
  • Good organisational skills
  • Teaching/presentation skills in a variety of settings & to professional groups/ grades
  • Computer skills & use of dietary analysis programmes
  • Advanced clinical reasoning
  • Behaviour & motivational interviewing skills
  • Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions
  • Insight & sensitivity
  • Team player & able to maintain effective working relationships
  • Ability to process highly complex information or situations
  • Ability to work under own initiative
  • Ability to deal with challenging behaviours of patients, carers & students

Desirable

  • Active/committee member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
  • Access to transport in order to deliver community working

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 26 July 2026

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