Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 389-25-7537255
- Employer
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bradford Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Dietitian - fixed term 12 months
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Closing Date: 02.11.25
Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 03.11.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: 14.11.25
Are you recently qualified as a dietitian or due to qualify, or are you wishing to consolidate your experience before moving onto a more specialised role?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our supportive, dynamic and award winning team, to provide dietetic services and expertise to people living in Bradford.
Our department vision created by the department is to:
- Lead Nutrition
- To Develop and Value People
- To Show our Worth
(see additional information)
We are a department who encourage and embrace opportunity, to develop, to learn and progress and to lead service improvement to support better patient care.
Main duties of the job
You will manage your own caseload of patients in a range of clinical areas including stroke, respiratory medicine, acute medicine, orthopaedic surgery and care of the elderly. Working as part of the ward MDT to support the delivery of nutritional care. You will also support outpatient clinics including nutrition support and hospital discharge support.
You will also have the opportunity to gain experience with the specialist dietitians working in Parenteral Nutrition, Critical Care, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Hepatology, Surgery and Upper GI cancer.
Working for our organisation
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we’re passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We’re keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We’re a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We’ve received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children’s unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Nutrition / Dietetics or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Registered Dietitian with HCPC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive undergraduate clinical experience.
- Recent clinical experience.
Desirable criteria
- Post registration dietetic experience working in either a hospital or community setting
- Teaching and Training experience
- Experience of community / voluntary groups (not necessarily in dietetic capacity).
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written skills
- Good organisation skills
- Good presentation and teaching skills
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Competent in Core Areas of Dietetic Practice
Desirable criteria
- Any Asian language
- Awareness of responsibility for own CPD
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rupert Allen
- Job title
- Principal Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01274364952
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