Advanced Specialist Critical Care Dietitian

Transformation Unit; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 56 000 - 63 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in London is seeking an experienced Advanced Specialist Critical Care Dietitian to join our busy ICU team at Northwick Park Hospital.

You will lead complex nutritional care for Level 2/3 ICU patients, design specialised enteral and parenteral regimens, collaborate with ICU consultants and MDT colleagues, and drive service improvement through audits and training.

Qualifications

• Dietetics degree and HCPC registration.
• Experience in critical care dietetics.
• Experience with enteral and parenteral feeding.
• Experience teaching and supervising students or staff.
• Proven collaboration with MDTs in a busy ICU setting.

Responsabilités

• Clinical leadership across Level 2/3 Critical Care beds with complex caseloads.
• Design and implement specialised enteral nutrition regimens and PN.
• Represent dietetics on ICU rounds and governance groups.
• Lead quality improvement projects, audits, and research in critical care dietetics.
• Deliver education and training to multidisciplinary ICU teams.

Connaissances

Critical care

Enteral feeding

Parenteral nutrition

MDT collaboration

Clinical audits

Teaching

Formation

4-year Dietetics degree

Description du poste

Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Northwick Park Hospital Town Harrow, London Salary £55,524 - £62,652 per annum Inclusive ofHigh Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 26/11/2026 23:59

Advanced Specialist Critical Care Dietitian

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.

• 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.

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These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic, and motivated practitioner to join our critical care specialist team at Northwick Park Hospital as an Advanced Specialist Critical Care Dietitian.

We are an innovative and forward-thinking team seeking an enthusiastic dietitian to work within a busy teaching hospital, to help shape and deliver critical care dietetic services across our Level 2 and Level 3 ICU beds. The post-holder will manage highly complex nutritional cases, including gastroenterology, intestinal failure and head and neck surgeries, as well as a variety of other medical and surgical caseloads.

This role involves service development, audit, outcome evaluation and interprofessional teaching. As the clinical expert in critical care, you will work closely with ICU consultants, critical care matrons, and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure our services align with GPICS standards, national and international guidelines.

A proactive approach, good time management & communication skills are also key in this busy role.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Leadership: Manage a complex specialist caseload across Level 2/3 Critical Care beds at Northwick Park Hospital, supporting gastroenterology (intestinal failure), vascular, surgical and medical admissions.

Work autonomously to design, implement, and adjust highly specialised enteral feeding regimens and bespoke parenteral nutrition (PN) within the early daily deadlines.

MDT Integration: Represent dietetics on daily ICU board rounds, consultant-led ward rounds, and strategic critical care governance groups.

Audit & Research: Lead quality improvement projects, clinical audits, and research initiatives to benchmark outcomes against BDA and national standards.

Education & Training: Deliver theoretical and clinical bedside training for multidisciplinary ICU staff, acting as a key source of nutritional knowledge for carers and families.

Working for our organisation

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.

• 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

• 4 Year Degree in Dietetics or equivalent
• Current Health & Care Professionals Council State Registration
• Evidence of further postgraduate study in dietetics e.g. Diploma in Advanced Dietetic Practice or Masters level or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

• Demonstrable clinical knowledge in Critical Care dietetics, including comprehensive nutritional support and complex enteral/parenteral feeding.
• Practical ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues associated with enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Commitment to professional development, evidenced by an active CPD portfolio
• Experience training student dietitians and delivering educational programs or clinical teaching.
• Proven experience collaborating effectively as part of a specialist team within an intensive or critical care environment
• Direct experience conducting clinical audits or participating in research initiatives within critical care dieteticsDemonstrates an understanding of the complexities of nutritional assessment in critical care
• Member of the BDA critical care specialist group
• Experience of collaborating with MDTs at a senior level
• Evidence of service development & improvement

Skills, abilities and attributes

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently with professionals at all levels
• Strong organisational capabilities, with demonstrated expertise in workload prioritization and time management
• Presentation skills – evidence of presenting to variety of AHPs/MDT
• Specialist nutrition related publications
• Previous experience in project management
• Teaching on degree or higher level professional course
• Member of the BDA

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

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As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.