Surgical and Critical Care Team Lead Dietitian

Team Lead Surgical and Critical Care Dietitian

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 7

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: Week commencing 28th September 2026

**Please note sponsorship is currently unavailable**

We are recruiting for a Team Lead Surgical and Critical Care Dietitian who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Job description

To provide timely dietetic care to patients, working effectively as part of the Acute Dietetic Team.

To provide cover to other areas in times of absence or clinical need.

To provide a 7 day and extended hours working pattern.

To educate members of the Medical team, Nursing staff, Student Nurses and other health care professionals as relevant to role.

Supervise more junior dietetic team members, aiding rotations and supporting their development.

Lead a team of dietitians, consisting of band 6 / band 5 dietitians and dietetic assistants. You may also be involved in dietetic apprenticeship training.

Supervise students and dietetic apprentice during placements.

Support/lead Dietetic Assistants.

Produce and deliver educational material and dietetic resources to the team and wider MDT.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Current Health Professions Council registration
• Member of British Dietetic Association, ideally including relevant specialist group

Knowledge

Essential

• Competency in nutritional assessment of patients in varied clinical specialities in a range of population groups

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and application of artificial nutrition - both eneteral and parenteral nutrition are essential
• Experience of supervising Dietetic students
• Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload in fast moving acute environment
• Involvement of developing department and service protocols
• Experience of managing patients within an MDT setting

Values Based Question

Essential

• How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?

About the employer

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.