Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Specialist Dietitian to join our Adult Nutrition & Dietetics team at Weston General Hospital on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover.

Working alongside Dietitians and Dietetic Support Workers, you will deliver high-quality nutritional care across a range of acute inpatient pathways, with a particular focus on medical wards, our 5-bedded Intensive Care Unit and surgical step-down patients. You will be required to demonstrate core skills in oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support.

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, providing specialist dietetic assessment and intervention for patients with complex nutritional needs while working closely with the multidisciplinary team. The role also offers opportunities to contribute to service development, education and student training.

Due to the fixed-term nature of this maternity cover post and service requirements, priority will be given to candidates who can demonstrate:

o Ability to commence employment within three monthso Experience in an NHS or similar acute hospital environmento The knowledge, skills and experience to work effectively with a high degree of autonomy and minimal supervision

All members of the team work one bank holiday each year.

Main duties of the job

The post will provide expert nutritional care across a range of pathways, notably critical care & medicine.

• 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 adaptingcommunication 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.

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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 theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe 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 applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

8 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

387-D&T7760-ALX

Job locations

Weston general hospital

Grange Road, Uphill

Weston

BS23 4TQ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job description Job responsibilities For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registration
• Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics
• Clinical supervisory skills

Desirable

• PENG Clinical update course and / or Bahviour change course

Knowledge

Essential

• Good communication skills at all levels oral & written
• teaching /presentation skills in a variety of sttings & to professional groups/grades

knowledge 2

Essential

• Behaviour and motivational interviewing skills
• Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions

Experience 1

Essential

• Experience in an NHS or similar acute hospital environment

Experience 2

Essential

• Proven experience in enteral nutrition support, chronic disease management, nutrition support in acute illness

Experience 3

Essential

• Student / learner training

Desirable

• Experience of supervision of junior staff

Person Specification Education & Qualifications Essential HCPC registration Degree/Post Graduate qualification in nutrition or dietetics Clinical supervisory skills Desirable PENG Clinical update course and / or Bahviour change course Knowledge Essential Good communication skills at all levels oral & written teaching /presentation skills in a variety of sttings & to professional groups/grades knowledge 2 Essential Behaviour and motivational interviewing skills Able to maintain effective working relationships across different professions Experience 1 Essential Experience in an NHS or similar acute hospital environment Experience 2 Essential Proven experience in enteral nutrition support, chronic disease management, nutrition support in acute illness Experience 3 Essential Student / learner training Desirable Experience of supervision of junior staff

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.

UK Registration

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

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Weston general hospital

Grange Road, Uphill

Weston

BS23 4TQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Weston general hospital

Grange Road, Uphill

Weston

BS23 4TQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)