Dietitian Apprentice

Are you looking to move into the field of gastroenterology but don't have the experience, then this is the post for you.


Whether you are a Band 5 Dietitian looking to develop your specialist skills or a Band 6 Dietitian wishing to move to a different speciality.


As this is a trainee post, full training will be given.


The successful applicant needs to be motivated, forward-thinking and be a supportive team player who pride themselves on delivering the highest quality evidence based practice.
This post is based at our Royal Blackburn Hospital site, with outpatient clinics across East Lancashire.


You would be responsible for managing a caseload of adult outpatients referred for Dietetic Gastroenterology support. Clinical support, supervision and training will be given from the band 7 Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian as well as band 6 Specialist Dietitians in the team.
East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (ELHT) has one of the largest Digestive Diseases units with 10 Gastroenterologists, 3 IBD nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Liver nurses, Endoscopists' that use state of the art technology. The East Lancashire Hospitals Trust Dietetic Department is one of the largest in the region and covers the hospitals and communities of East Lancashire. The department covers both inpatients, outpatients and the community and looks after patients from from cradle to the grave. The department has nearly 90 staff and covers many specialties and is known for its innovation, development and training.


All Patient records are electronic whether it be Cerner as an inpatient or EMIS in the community.
Gastroenterology experience is desirable but not essential as training will be given.


Coeliac Disease - You would be part of our well-established Dietetic led adult Coeliac clinics with weekly consultant MDTs. You would have a mixture of Coeliac annual review clinics, clinics and group sessions for newly diagnosed Coeliac patients.


You will be involved in evolving the IBD service and exploring the possibility of joint MDT clinics.


IBS- You would be part of our IBS service which uses a mixture of online resources, group sessions and one to one clinic appointments to deliver first- and second-line dietary advice.


General Gastroenterology - You would run general gastroenterology clinics to cover a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders not covered above requiring Dietetic support.


We are a teaching hospital so the post holder would be expected to take part in clinical student training for Dietitians, Medical Students and other Health Care Professionals.


The department is an experienced trainer for Dietetic students and provides placements for all the different levels of student placements from Chester University, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Central Lancashireas well as apprentice Dietitians.


BSc or MSc in Dietetics
Post graduate Dietetic relevant qualifications


Recent relevant post graduate Dietetic experience
IT skills (competent in the use of Microsoft office applications)
Competence in calculating nutritional requirements and developing nutrition care plans
Highly developed negotiation, persuasion, motivating, counselling and problem solving skills
Clinically competent to give specialist nutritional support advice to patients and their support network

Ability to support Departmental and Trust guidelines/policies for the acute setting
Personal Qualities
Flexible, adaptable and creative
Royal Blackburn Hospital