Job summary
We are pleased to offer an exciting Band 5 Dietitian opportunity within Barts Health NHS Trust's rotational programme. This post offers a unique chance to gain broad clinical experience across sites through three distinct 9-month rotations, starting with Renal Dietetics at The Royal London Hospital.
The post includes three 9-month rotations through specialist services at The Royal London Hospital:o Renal nutritiono General medicine - healthcare of the ageing & respiratoryo General medicine - healthcare of the ageing & cardiology
This rotational structure is designed to develop your skills across diverse clinical environments while providing specialist training in each area. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams in each setting, gaining hands-on experience and tailored support to enhance your professional development.
The successful candidate will have good nutrition support skills in the acute setting and an interest in renal nutrition and the other specialities within the rotation. You must be an excellent communicator with patients from diverse backgrounds and work effectively in clinical teams.
For any queries, please contact Tadala Kolawole, Senior Specialist Renal Dietitian, or Nicole Ng, Specialist Renal Dietitian. 02035941189.The advert may close earlier than stated depending on level of interest. Please state on your application if you have used AI.
Main duties of the job
To provide high-quality, evidence-based dietetic care to patients as part of the dietetic teams at the Royal London Hospital. This 9 month rotational post will start in the renal dietetic team at the Royal London Hospital, which includes a Band 8 Team Lead, 4 Band 7s, 4 Band 6s, and 1 Band 5 Dietitian.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering dietetic input across all stages of the kidney care pathway, including chronic kidney disease, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and post-transplant care. This will include managing an inpatient caseload on the renal wards and providing dietetic support to patients across several dialysis units.
The role involves working closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise nutritional care and contributes to service development through audit, training, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives.The 2 other rotations are within specialist medicine.
About us
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Previous experience working as Dietitian, or Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
- Previous experience working within the NHS
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Clinical experience in acute/ and or community setting
- Demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and understanding team dynamics
- Documented evidence of commitment to CPD
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
- Ability to research and interpret literature and apply to own practice to ensure clinical practice is up to date
- Ability to undertake audit and change practice in accordance to findings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to carry out a dietetic assessment using the ABCDE structure, and devise an appropriate and safe dietetic plan
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills i.e. managing own workload
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour change/ motivational interviewing through dietetic consultations
- Computer Literacy i.e. Microsoft word, Power Point, Excel
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g. via advocacy/interpreters
- Ability to present complex information to large groups
- Ability to communicate complex medical conditions in sensitive and easily understandable language
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification
- HCPC registered
Desirable
- Previous experience working as Dietitian, or Dietetic Assistant Practitioner
- Previous experience working within the NHS
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Clinical experience in acute/ and or community setting
- Demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and understanding team dynamics
- Documented evidence of commitment to CPD
- Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice
- Ability to research and interpret literature and apply to own practice to ensure clinical practice is up to date
- Ability to undertake audit and change practice in accordance to findings
Skills
Essential
- Ability to carry out a dietetic assessment using the ABCDE structure, and devise an appropriate and safe dietetic plan
- Good organisational and prioritisation skills i.e. managing own workload
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour change/ motivational interviewing through dietetic consultations
- Computer Literacy i.e. Microsoft word, Power Point, Excel
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g. via advocacy/interpreters
- Ability to present complex information to large groups
- Ability to communicate complex medical conditions in sensitive and easily understandable language
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
