Band 5 - Rotational Dietitian, Nutrition and Dietetics
| Company: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,677 - £40,996 inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Watford, WD18 0HB |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Oct 2026 |
Summary
A Vacancy at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Rotational Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive team of 17 Dietitians at Watford General Hospital.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides a busy and varied acute hospital environment, with the majority of our clinical caseload centralised at the Watford General Hospital site.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your dietetic experience across a range of clinical specialties while working as part of an established multidisciplinary team. The candidate needs to have HCPC registration by 31st Oct 2026.
The successful candidate will gain experience across a range of clinical areas, including Care of the Elderly, Diabetes, Surgery, General Medicine, Respiratory, Stroke and Gastroenterology.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on 12 October 2026.
Each rotation is supported by a robust senior tier with a wealth of experience to help guide and support in both your individual learning needs but to also strive to ensure that the best standards of care are provided. A well-established supervision, probationary, and appraisal process is in place to help facilitate this.
We offer In-Service training opportunities, course funding both externally and through departmental links, and are actively involved in training student dietitians from the University of Hertfordshire as well as other healthcare professionals.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026
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