Specialist COPD Dietitian
The closing date is 28 May 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Acute and General Medicine dietetic team at St Thomas' Hospital in the role of Band 6 Specialist COPD Dietitian.
The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience as a COPD Specialist Dietitian working with inpatients on a specialist respiratory ward and with outpatients in a range of settings such as COPD clinics, group education sessions and pulmonary rehab talks. This role is part of an exciting new dietetic pathway within COPD patient care, offering quality improvement, audit and research opportunities through evaluating our service and collecting outpatient outcome data.
Main duties of the job
The post will include covering inpatients on the respiratory ward, outpatient COPD clinics, COPD patient education groups and covering the pulmonary rehab nutrition talk. You will need significant knowledge of dietary management of respiratory patients including nutrition support and enteral nutrition in order to deliver an expert dietetic service.
The important role of nutrition is valued and well recognised by the respiratory and COPD team. The role requires close multi-disciplinary team working to provide excellent patient care including attendance to MDT meetings, patient discussions and nutrition education. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be required. The post also includes supporting and supervising junior staff, students and dietetics apprenticeship, providing the opportunity to demonstrate and develop skills in leadership and supervision.
Another important aspect of this role will be to collect outcome data and report on this to continually develop the service and highlight the importance of nutrition and dietetics within COPD services.
About us
The post holders will be joining a team of over 100 Dietitians working across Guy's, St Thomas', the Evelina Children's Hospital, and Lambeth, Southwark community services. The department has a strong commitment to research and teaching.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Details
Date posted
21 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,806 to £53,134 a year p.a. inc HCA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
196-LIS9556
Job locations
St Thomas' Hospital
London
SE1 7EH
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Thomas' Hospital
London
SE1 7EH
Employer's website
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