Specialist Dietitian
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/14/2025
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Description
Job Summary
An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 6 position, on a full-time basis, within the St. Georges dietetic team. You will be working within the Senior Health and Acute Medicine Dietetic team based at St George's Hospital to support the increased inpatient caseload associated with winter pressures and frailty. The Team consists of a Band 7, rotational Band 6 and rotational Band 5, with support from a Dietetic assistant.
The Senior Health and Acute Medicine Dietetic team provide cover across 8 different wards, including a 58 bedded admission ward including an acute dependency unit. We provide an active role within the MDT. The role requires strong nutrition support skills, especially in enteral feeding, taking a holistic approach to patient management. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is flexible, enthusiastic, and dynamic, with excellent communication, time management and problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will be expected to follow evidence-based practice, engage in education and development of nutrition policies and guidelines, and participate in audit and research to improve health outcomes and develop the role and service.
Main duties of the job
Improve clinical outcomes based on monthly reports on patients admitted via the admissions ward.
Foster effective working relationships with MDT colleagues in the acute/ community.
Ensure effective collaboration with other MDT colleagues in the review of patients with high acuity.
Ensure patients are nutritionally optimised prior to discharge.
Reduce the cost of malnutrition/ length of stay with earlier identification of nutritional anomalies.
Details
Date posted
05 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,806 to £53,134 a year PA pr inclu HCAS (20%)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
CW-7204104-KL-PT
Job locations
ST Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Rd
London
SW17 0QT
Job Description
Job responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
Job Description
Job responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
ST Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Rd
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
ST Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Rd
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 6 position, on a full-time basis, within the St. Georges dietetic team. You will be working within the Senior Health and Acute Medicine Dietetic team based at St George's Hospital to support the increased inpatient caseload associated with winter pressures and frailty. The Team consists of a Band 7, rotational Band 6 and rotational Band 5, with support from a Dietetic assistant.
The Senior Health and Acute Medicine Dietetic team provide cover across 8 different wards, including a 58 bedded admission ward including an acute dependency unit. We provide an active role within the MDT. The role requires strong nutrition support skills, especially in enteral feeding, taking a holistic approach to patient management. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is flexible, enthusiastic, and dynamic, with excellent communication, time management and problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will be expected to follow evidence-based practice, engage in education and development of nutrition policies and guidelines, and participate in audit and research to improve health outcomes and develop the role and service.
Main duties of the job
- Practice autonomously, providing high quality clinical practice in specialist area, using enhanced clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of service users in specialist area.
- Be proactive in clinical decision making underpinned by an enhanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Undertake specialist holistic nutritional assessments including the calculation of nutritional requirements on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition and other physical parameters in those with complex needs.
- To provide expert dietetic advice to the multidisciplinary team, through attendance and participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and ward rounds.
- To be responsible for the performance management and/or clinical supervision of band 5 dietitians/ Dietetic assistants within specialist dietetic team, with support from band 7's.
- To ensure safe practice through development of a caseload management plan and to monitor workload of the band 5's in the team, including waiting lists, referrals and discharges, contributing to activity reports as requested.
- Regularly undertake audit and service evaluation to inform service improvement.
- Disseminate evidence based practice and audit findings through local presentation to professional groups.
- To actively participate in the departmental working groups to improve dietetic services as required.
Improve clinical outcomes based on monthly reports on patients admitted via the admissions ward.
Foster effective working relationships with MDT colleagues in the acute/ community.
Ensure effective collaboration with other MDT colleagues in the review of patients with high acuity.
Ensure patients are nutritionally optimised prior to discharge.
Reduce the cost of malnutrition/ length of stay with earlier identification of nutritional anomalies.
Details
Date posted
05 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,806 to £53,134 a year PA pr inclu HCAS (20%)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
CW-7204104-KL-PT
Job locations
ST Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Rd
London
SW17 0QT
Job Description
Job responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
Job Description
Job responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc / Post graduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- HCPC current registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group
Essential
- Postgraduate experience of working in acute and/or community dietetic services at graduate / band 5 level
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit /research
- Experience in the clinical supervision of students
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience in teaching and education to patient groups and healthcare professionals
- Clinical experience of working in specialist area
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Excellent IT skills
- Motivation and behavioural change skills
Essential
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Membership of British Dietetic Association or other body conferring professional indemnity insurance
Essential
- Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS
- Knowledge of dietetics within specialist area
Essential
- Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS
- Knowledge of dietetics within specialist area
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
ST Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Rd
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
ST Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Rd
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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