Job overview

The dietetics department at Salisbury hospital are looking for a newly graduated dietitian or an experienced band 5 who wishes to get more clinical experience in a busy district general hospital. Our small but friendly team have an excellent reputation throughout the hospital and are highly respected by our clinical teams.

We would welcome dietitians who are due to graduate this year and can support employment prior to HCPC registration. We have an established preceptorship programme to support new graduates and are committed to continue to support further education and development.

Salisbury Hospital rates nutrition highly and boasts specialist services in Burns, Plastics, Spinal Injuries and trauma rehabilitation.  We have a forward thinking and innovative nutrition support team whose  experienced dietitians carry out a number of extended roles, including assisting the GI team to put in gastrostomy tubes. The post holder will be provided with opportunities to develop enteral feeding tube care skills. 

 “Working as a band 5 dietitian in Salisbury has given me a wealth of experience in specialist areas.  Staying here for a Band 6 role demonstrates just how fantastic a team, and a hospital, it is to work in.  I cannot recommend this opportunity enough”  Previous band 5 postholder

Main duties of the job

The role will mainly involve provision of acute inpatient dietetic support to the inpatient wards in Salisbury District Hospital, including a weekly outpatient clinic. 

The post holders will liaise and support medical and nursing staff on the dietetic and nutritional management of patients in the following areas:

General Medicine, General surgery, Orthopaedics, Elderly Care and Stroke

The role will be supported by our highly experienced Dietitians who provide specialist care to the Stroke, GI service, Burns, Oncology, Paediatric and Spinal services.

You will also be involved in the championing of MUST across the hospital, working jointly with other health professionals in many specialties including SLT, tissue viability, stoma care and the therapy teams.

There will also be opportunities to be involved in further service development work in alignment with the department's priorities.  Advancing clinical skills is encouraged within the department through shadowing and CPD sessions. 

The post-holder will be an active part of providing clinical placements to students. We are passionate about doing our part to train the dietitians of the future. 

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk