Job vacancy: Dietitian - Dietetics, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury

Job summary

Main area

Dietitian

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

269-SFT9827

Employer: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Salisbury
Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata if part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/07/2026 23:59

Dietitian - Dietetics

Band 5

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Education and Experience

Essential criteria

Academic degree in Dietetics
Current/Applying for HCPC registration for Dietetics
Training on clinical placement

Desirable criteria

Member of BDA

Experience

Essential criteria

Patient management
Working as part of a team

Desirable criteria

Group teaching experience
Recent NHS training or working experience
Acute nutrition support experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

Accuracy in written communication
Competent IT skills
The ability to work in an innovative and flexible way.
Self motivated
Good time management skills
Experience of audit
Able to work in a busy environment
Good organisational skills

Desirable criteria

Multidisciplinary team working
Critical thinking skills
The ability to communicate complex information to patient or carers on a 1:1 or group basis in a sensitive and practical way
Project development

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 year.
Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
Cycle to work scheme
Uniform provided (where required)
40% bus discount exclusive to SFT employees (period tickets only)
On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
On site health and fitness club
On site car parking (fees and restrictions apply)
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

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We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that due to high interest in this advert we reserve the right to close early. Please ensure you submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Kim Bibby
Job title: Lead Dietitian
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01722 429333
Additional information: Please do not hesitate to contact the department for an informal discussion, department visit or with any queries regarding this post.

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Job summary

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Dietitian - Dietetics

Band 5

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education and Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

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Applicant requirements

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