Specialist Dietitian (Band 6)

Job summary

Are you an experienced Dietitian looking for a Band 6 post to develop your skills in specialist clinical care as well as in supervision/leadership and service improvement?

We understand work life balance is extremely important and support flexible working - we'd be delighted to hear from individuals interested in our service!

We have a range of exciting opportunities for experienced Dietitians in the following specialist areas:

• Surgery and Gastroenterology - maternity cover for 12 months (with a possibility of extension)
• Stroke and Diabetes - permanent post
• Oncology - permanent post

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the individual job descriptions.

What can we offer you?

• Strong opportunity to develop your supervision and leadership skills within the department, with wider support
• Opportunities to advance broader dietetic skills including guideline development and training of others
• Gain experience and develop dietetic skills in specialist areas, through formal training and supervised/supported practice.

Relocation packages available for permanent posts.

Main duties of the job

Working with a team of Dietitians and Dietetic support staff, you will provide a dietetic service to adult inpatient wards within a specialist area. This will involve not just providing the clinical care but also taking responsibility for service improvement across these designated wards.

You will also work alongside our Band 7 Specialist Dietitians and the Multidisciplinary Teams to provide dietetic care to patients with an area of speciality including covering outpatient clinics and delivering education/training.

About us

You will become a part of a friendly, welcoming, growing team of Dietitians, Dietetic Apprentices, Dietetic Assistants,Nutrition Nurses and Administrative staff on the acute site at Musgrove Park Hospital as well as our dietetic colleagues at Yeovil District Hospital and the Community team.

We take Student Dietitians from Plymouth University for A, B and C placements, and actively encourage training and CPD. As a service we provide Bank Holiday cover to inpatients and work flexibly to provide clinical cover to specialist areas.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!