Senior Surgical Dietitian

Job overview

Frimley Health Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated and experienced Band 6 Senior Surgical Dietitian for a part-time, 7 month fixed-term position until March 2026. Based at Wexham Park Hospital, the post-holder will work within the acute adult team, covering surgical wards and managing a caseload of complex medical and respiratory patients.

Working alongside a Band 7 Surgical Dietitian, you will provide comprehensive oral, enteral, and parenteral nutrition support. This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop your expertise in surgical and medical dietetics, particularly in areas such as parenteral nutrition.

You will be an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to clinical governance, delivering training to healthcare professionals, and collaborating with dietetic colleagues across the Trust. The post also includes opportunities to raise the profile of dietetics within the surgical department and contribute to service development.

Frimley Health’s dietetic team is a supportive and well-established department covering 12 specialties. The Trust places high value on wellbeing, supervision, and professional development, offering a positive and collaborative work environment with access to internal and external learning opportunities.

Main duties of the job

• To provide assessment, treatment and management of surgical and complex medical inpatients.
• To provide an effective high-quality service to all in and outpatients.
• To act as a specialist resource for the medical/surgical team and Dietitians with Wexham Park Hospital.
• To be responsible for service development, implement policy and policy changes and to set and monitor standards of practice.
• To undertake evidence-based projects, including recommendations and to develop audit and research in this area.
• To be flexible in times of increased capacity to the service.