Job overview

Are you soon to qualify as a Dietitian or are you a band 5 looking to gain more experience? 

Do you flourish and enjoy working as part of a smaller, supportive acute dietetic team?

Become a Dietitian at UHBW where you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality nutritional care to patients at Weston General Hospital.  You will work across a range of clinical pathways predominantly supporting the nutritional needs of in-patients, alongside some out-patient work. 

Why choose Weston General Hospital?

Weston General Hospital is an integral part of UHBW, providing high-quality care to the vibrant community in the beautiful coastal town of Weston-Super-Mare. With ongoing investment, a commitment to innovation, and strong links to leading specialist centres, Weston is an exciting place to advance your career. Our friendly, multidisciplinary teams work closely together to deliver outstanding care. Watch more about UHBW Adult Therapies here: https://youtu.be/53rXNE4bEgY?feature=shared

What we offer you:
•    Preceptorship
•    Dietetic Core competency framework
•    CPD opportunities
•    Protected time
•    One to one / supervision time
•    Flexi time working
•    Monthly team wellbeing breakfast

Enjoy a fantastic work-life balance with the stunning Somerset coastline on your doorstep, and excellent transport links to Bristol, Bath, and beyond.

Explore all our staff benefits at www.uhbwcareers.nhs.uk/staff-benefits/

This vacancy may close early due to a high volume of applicants. 

Main duties of the job

Our band 5 positions typically cover a range of admission, medical, surgical, care of the elderly and rehabilitation wards. The majority of the caseload will be inpatient facing, but outpatient services are also provided by our band 5 post holders to general clinic and MDT lipid clinic.

You will also gain experience in supporting food policy initiatives, promoting MUST screening and you will have opportunities to deliver training and education to patients and healthcare staff. This includes the clinical teaching and assessment of dietetic students from the University of Plymouth joining us on their A, B and C placements.

You will benefit from working alongside specialist dietitians with expertise in a range of specialities including food policy, gastroenterology, diabetes, critical care, surgery, frailty, food policy, and oncology. 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.