Specialist Dietitian stroke​/acute services Band 6

Specialist Dietitian stroke/acute services Band 6

The closing date is 23 March 2026

Are you an experienced, motivated dietitian that has experience working with stroke patients? We have a role available for a full-time fixed term Specialist Dietitian working with patients in our acute services, particularly those effected by stroke. This is a key role in our dedicated team that aims to provide high-quality and compassionate care to this patient cohort, where you will help advice and aid decision making in providing timely/appropriate nutritional support.

You will be joining our friendly team of acute dietitians based in Cheltenham. You'll work with patients who depend on nutritional support/enteral feeding, managing cases where your ability to assess, diagnose and plan treatment makes a direct, visible impact on their recovery and quality of life.

With flexible working opportunities we will support you with a good work-life balance.

• You will be working as an integral member of our stroke multidisciplinary team (MDT), and within the acute setting, in communicating, and advising on, nutrition and dietetic treatment of patients to other multidisciplinary health professionals.
• Providing training for the stroke MDT, acute ward staff and our Dietetic staff about nutritional care for patients experiencing a stroke.
• Working closely alongside the other Dietitian colleagues in providing cover and care to those patients in the stroke, and acute care setting.
• Using your specialist nutritional knowledge and clinical expertise to assess, agree, implement and monitor patients' nutrition and dietetic care plans for patients who often have complex medical, nutritional and psychological needs.
• Using your communication/behaviour change skills and motivational techniques, in treating patient with multifaceted dietary needs. Navigating barriers to communication e.g. dysphasia, deafness, blindness, depression to effectively negotiate changes to diet, this may be for a lifelong condition.
• Providing leadership and clinical support to Band 5 dietitians, Dietetic Assistants/Support Workers in delivering patient care. To be an expert resource to them.
• Supporting planning the program, supervising and assessment of dietetic students within this area.
• Supporting the department in delivering and monitoring the services we provide to ensure the provision of quality care.

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we're proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals.

We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.

Please see the job description for full details.

We invite and welcome all enquiries regarding the this role.

• Registered with HCPC
• Experience of working within the NHS in areas of acute and stroke care and enteral tube feeding
• Demonstrate specialist clinical knowledge in acute and stroke care
• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, caring and empathy skills and can relate well to staff and patients.
• Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills.
• Ability to assess individuals with complex medical problems and to plan their dietetic care
• Ability to make decisions regarding change of practice based on clinical evidence and to disseminate same to other health professionals.
• Able to implement research evidence-based practice and apply to practice for continuous service improvement
• Ability to problem solve.
• Demonstrate Trust required behaviours in working towards Individual, Department, Divisional and Trust Objectives/Goals.
• Ability to deliver education sessions to patients, colleagues and healthcare staff
• Prioritisation, planning and time management skills with ability to meet deadlines
• The ability to manage change and conflict to ensure resolutions with positive outcomes.
• Evidence of Continued CPD, including evidence of reflective practice, service evaluation and utilisation of best practice.
• Develop and deliver training materials to a variety of audiences
• Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible
• Experience of effectively maintaining working relationships within a team
• Prioritisation of workloads
• Be responsible for clinical supervision of junior staff and students
• Can cope with working across sites in a busy and changing environment with ability to remain calm & in control during busy phases
• Willing to lead change.
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