Acute Rotational Dietitian

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian with a good range of experience, who is keen to develop their skills further. This is a rotational post which include the rotations of gastroenterology, critical care, stroke, head and neck, oncology and infectious disease. This post is permanent, full time band six dietitian post.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dietitian with strong communication, organisational and team working skills, who is focused on providing a high-quality dietetic service which is responsive to the changing needs of the NHS and their patients.

You would be joining a friendly department of acute dietitians and dietetic assistants, with good clerical support. This post is based at Northwick Park Hospital, and you would work closely with the other acute dietitians within the department. The wards covered within the rotations include medical, cardiac and surgical high dependency units, surgery, gastroenterology, liver, head and neck, stroke, mental health, rheumatology and endocrinology.

This post involves supervision of students in the clinical area and we are a well established student trainer, providing placements 2 and 3. Furthermore, we are committed to regular CPD and undertaking audits, and have a wide range of evidenced based groups which meet on a regular basis.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.