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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Medical Dietitian

The closing date is 30 June 2025

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Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and experience Band 7 Dietitian to lead on Medicine for Frimley Park Hospital and play a key role in advocating for nutrition across the Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity for a dietitian with a strong clinical background and leadership capabilities to step into a senior role, leading on a renal clinical area, representing nutrition in oral and hydration forums, and supporting dietitians in complex feeding decisions for oral and enteral nutrition. This post will also involve providing expert nutritional care to patients with complex needs, leading service development initiatives, and contributing to operational planning and quality improvement projects.

Our department is a well-established team with dietitians working within 12 specialities. Our department values each individual within the team by supporting wellbeing, personal development and regular supervision, which creates a supportive team environment. We have a focus on encouraging continued professional development by providing internal and external opportunities for learning.

Main duties of the job

  • Key clinical area for autonomous clinical practice will be within renal services, providing assessment and dietetic input for renal inpatients who are referred for nutrition support or enteral feeding.
  • The post holder will act as a departmental resource to assist staff members dealing with renal patients elsewhere in the hospital and provide dietary advice to those starting dialysis, linking with the St Helier renal team to ensure a smooth transition and patient pathway.
  • Support the integration of the Dietetic Assistant Practitioner framework across the services, ensuring evidence-based practices are consistently applied.
  • Contribute to the operational plans that enhance service delivery, patient care and departmental efficiency.
  • Lead investigations into nutrition-related complaints and incidents, analysing root causes and implementing corrective actions to improve patient safety and service quality.
  • Participate in the Trust's oral and hydration forum, sharing best practices, developing guidelines and promoting initiatives to improve patient nutrition and hydration.
  • Lead on complex oral and enteral feeding decisions within medical directorate and provide clinical supervision and mentorship to junior dietitians.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

23 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£19,308 to £21,972 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-NM81

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

BU16 7UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description then please refer to attached Job description and person specification document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For detailed job description then please refer to attached Job description and person specification document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRecognised degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
  • oHCPC registration
  • oAdvanced communication course
  • oLeadership or supervisory course
  • oEvidence of further postgraduate study in specialisation up to MSc level or equivalent

Desirable

  • oMember of British Dietetic Association and an active member of specialist clinical interest group

Experience

Essential

  • Prioritisation
  • Organisation and time management
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Team working and autonomous working
  • Presentation skills - evidence of presenting to large groups
  • Ability to problem solve innovatively
  • Change management
  • Strategic thinking

Skills

Essential

  • Clinical specialist work post registration as a dietitian
  • Training and supervisory support of staff and students Experience of audit and/or research
  • Experience of audit and/or research
  • Able to demonstrate a wide range of experience in all aspects of dietary assessment and treatment
  • Leadership and line management
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRecognised degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
  • oHCPC registration
  • oAdvanced communication course
  • oLeadership or supervisory course
  • oEvidence of further postgraduate study in specialisation up to MSc level or equivalent

Desirable

  • oMember of British Dietetic Association and an active member of specialist clinical interest group

Experience

Essential

  • Prioritisation
  • Organisation and time management
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Team working and autonomous working
  • Presentation skills - evidence of presenting to large groups
  • Ability to problem solve innovatively
  • Change management
  • Strategic thinking

Skills

Essential

  • Clinical specialist work post registration as a dietitian
  • Training and supervisory support of staff and students Experience of audit and/or research
  • Experience of audit and/or research
  • Able to demonstrate a wide range of experience in all aspects of dietary assessment and treatment
  • Leadership and line management

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).

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

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

BU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

BU16 7UJ


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Dietitian

Anita McCallum

anita.mccallum@nhs.net

03006153232

Details

Date posted

23 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£19,308 to £21,972 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-NM81

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

BU16 7UJ


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