Job overview

Frimley Health Foundation Trust has a exciting vacancy for a Band 5 Dietitian to join our acute team at Frimley Park Hospital on a fixed term contract until September 2026. The hours are 35.25 per week over 5 days with the potential to increase to full time (37.5 hours per week).

The caseload will have allocated core wards within the hospital and include an outpatient clinic. This post is part of a Band 5 structured learning programme and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop knowledge in specialist dietetic areas such as; gastroenterology and surgery to name a few.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the student training and training commitment to other healthcare professionals which will provide the opportunity to develop teaching and presentation skills. 

This vacancy is open to newly qualified applicants or those who are in the final stages of completing their qualifications and are awaiting their HCPC registration.

At our trust we offer a preceptorship program to staff newly recruited into the NHS system. This will optimise your transition into the workplace, offering you regular mentorship and support through your first year working at Frimley Health. This program will ensure you are looked after by the trust and within your team.  

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the treatment of a designated clinical caseload and associated paperwork
• To help supervise dietetic assistants and student Dietitians
• To contribute to the continued development, efficiency and safety in the dietetic department
• To participate in CPD and other departmental activity
• To be flexible at times of increased capacity to the service

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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