Have you always wanted to be a Dietitian? Do you have the drive to learn and earn while you start your career in Dietetics? Then come & join us as an Apprentice Dietitian. Over 3 years you will work towards gaining a BSc (Hons) Dietetics from Teesside University using remote academic & work-based learning, while undertaking the day-to-day role as a dietetic apprentice at Bristol Royal Infirmary. You will be fully supported to develop your skills over the duration of the apprenticeship. Following successful graduation, you will be able to register with the UK statutory regulator (Health Care Professions Council, HCPC) as a Dietitian.
Previous experience as a support worker or role in healthcare will be advantageous. On the job training will be provided by the dietetic teams to enable you to meet the main duties of an apprentice dietitian. These duties are to help ensure individual patients meet their nutritional requirements; work with wards & catering teams to provide appropriate nutrition and help dissemination, training & education of staff on matters linked to nutrition and hydration. You will therefore need to have good written & verbal communication skills and a passion to work with patients, families & their carers.
UHBW Interview date - 5thMarch 2025
Teesside University interview date - 17thMarch 2025.
The dietetic team include registered dietitians and dietetic support workers. As an apprentice dietitian you will be a member of the Food Policy team. You will provide support to the registered dietitians and while gaining experience across teams/pathways at UHBW.
You must have and be able to provide certificates for English and maths (GCSE grade 4 or above) or functional skills at Level 2. Additionally, you need to have three A-levels (including biology or human biology) or the equivalent.
Further details on the Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship standard can be found via this link on the Teesside University website. Dietetics (Apprenticeship) BSc (Hons) course | Teesside University
Interviews will be conducted in 2 stage process; the successful candidate will need to meet the interview criteria for both UHBW and Teesside University. The university course starts May 2025 and employment at UHBW will start prior to this date once recruitment is fully completed.
Due to the dedication & time required to undertake the role of an apprentice, this job is not suitable to part time hours and requires a working week of 37.5 hours. You will need to be organised and be prepared to study in your own time, but you will be allocated 1 day a week for university or self-directed study.
Please note that UK apprentice eligibility criteria will be applied in shortlisting for this vacancy and only eligible candidates will be invited to interview.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
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Still interested, then we would welcome a discussion with you, just contact Leads for Dietetics: Tom Lander, Telephone 0117 342 7361 or Rachel Liston, Telephone 0117 342 7360.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Feb 2025
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