Senior Dietitian (HPN and UGI/HPB)
The closing date is 07 June 2026
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to step into a unique secondment opportunity within our specialist Dietetic Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
We are pleased to be able to offer a fixed term Band 6 role split between the Hepato-pancreatic-biliary and upper gastrointestinal (UGI and HPB) teams and the Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) team.
We are looking for an HCPC registered Dietitian with strong communication and team working skills and a desire to develop their clinical knowledge. You will be supported by our Dietetic Team Lead’s, and you will have excellent opportunities for professional and personal development within our department, including involvement in audit, service development, evaluation and research within your clinical specialty and secondment opportunities across the department.
Due to the split nature and specialities involved in this role experience working at Band 6 level is preferred but not essential.
Main duties of the job
Deliver nutrition teaching within a number of training programs and provide training to A, B & C placement students which you will be actively involved in.
Be responsible for the provision of high quality Dietetic service to a clinical caseload in a designated speciality, using a high level of skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner.
To contribute to the development and implementation of evidence based clinical and teaching practice, providing specialist advice and education in the designated speciality.
To work within the Dietetic team in assisting in the operational management of the department.
To assist the Dietetic management team to ensure the overall service provides high quality patient care, and in the management of clinical governance, resources and equipment.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development, and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
We are a friendly, supportive and innovative department of around 60 Dietitians, plus Dietetic assistants across three hospital sites and the community. If this sounds like an exciting step for your career, then we would love to read your application.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed-term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* BSc Nutrition and Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
* Current HCPC registration
* BDA accredited clinical supervisory skills course for training students
* BDA accredited Behavioural change, counselling, motivational and cognitive behavioural skills course
Personal Qualities
* Positive and proactive
* Flexible
* Able to deal with conflict, aggression (infrequently)
* Able to deal with distressed patients and carers
* The post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport.
Skills and Knowledge
* Able to document and record accurately in line with national standards
* Familiar with and able to operate all necessary IT packages e.g. email, word, dietary analysis, power point
* Able to record activity and other data manually and electronically
* Able to develop educational resources to meet the varying needs of clients and carers which are evidence based
* Awareness of clinical governance and its implications for dietetics including importance of audit projects
* Able to use literature review search methods and can critically appraise evidence
* Aware of regulatory bodies and professional bodies codes of practice and professional guidelines
* Competent skills in teaching and training other health care professionals and student Dietitian's
* Able to manage a caseload with frequently changing priorities and deal with interruptions.
* Ability to work as an integral member of MDT and as an autonomous practitioner
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
* Able to relate and communicate clearly at all levels with patients colleagues and members of the MDT
Experience
* Substantial dietetic experience in a variety of clinical specialities
* Evidence of independent working
* High level of knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management, especially Nutrition Support.
* Competent in behavioural change skills.
* Evidence of continuing professional and personal development and commitment to continue through department appraisal system
* Willing to undergo further training at post registration level
* Experience of working in an acute hospital setting.
* Experience of working with parenteral nutrition
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.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a yearpa/pro rata for part time staff
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