Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Surgical Dietitian

The closing date is 09 April 2026

Job summary

Frimley Health Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and motivated Band 6 Senior Surgical Dietitian to work with the team and MDT to support patient care and work towards improving service delivery. This role is currently 27 hours across the week and will be a permanent role within the surgical and adult dietetic team.

You will work closely with the surgical team lead, nutrition team and multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred dietetic care across our surgical wards, including; upper and lower GI surgery, vascular surgery, colorectal, hepatobiliary, orthopaedic and ICU step-down patients. The role involves nutritional assessment and management of complex surgical patients including enteral and parenteral nutrition support.

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 orthopaedic inpatients
Assess and manage patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition, including involvement of MDT and nutrition team in decision making
Liaise closely with MDT
Support service development and audit initiatives within the surgical team
Deliver training and education to ward staff and students

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. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo

Date posted

07 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£30,209 to £36,279 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-NM278

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
HCPC registration
Attendance of relevant accredited courses

Desirable

Attendance at student supervision training
Member of BDA

Experience

Essential

Good time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
Problem solving
Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings
Good communications and interpersonal skills
Managing sensitive issues or communication
Apply evidence-based practice into clinical dietetics
Working autonomously and within a team

Desirable

Some basic management skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
HCPC registration
Attendance of relevant accredited courses

Desirable

Attendance at student supervision training
Member of BDA

Experience

Essential

Good time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
Problem solving
Evidence of training professionals in formal and informal settings
Good communications and interpersonal skills
Managing sensitive issues or communication
Apply evidence-based practice into clinical dietetics
Working autonomously and within a team

Desirable

Some basic management skills

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

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

GU16 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

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

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