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Advanced Specialist Dietitian
NHS
London
On-site
GBP 51,000 - 59,000
Full time
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity at a leading NHS Trust for an Advanced Specialist Dietitian specializing in haematology and nutrition support. You will lead service improvements, mentor junior staff, and ensure excellent care for patients in a dynamic and collaborative environment. Must possess strong dietetic skills, leadership abilities, and a commitment to quality service delivery.
Benefits
Qualifications
- HCPC registered dietitian.
- Evidence of further postgraduate study in dietetics necessary.
- Strong leadership and communication skills required.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor team members in nutrition support.
- Develop and advance haematology dietetic service.
- Support the St. Mark's Nutrition Team during staff absences.
Skills
Education
Job description
Go back London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
The closing date is 10 July 2025
Are you an innovative and experienced dietitian with a passion for haematology, nutrition support including parenteral nutrition & and service improvement? Do you thrive on leading, developing, and mentoring team members? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you. We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled lead haematology dietitian, that will have a combined role of working with our St. Mark's Nutrition Support Team to join our dynamic Nutrition & Dietetics department. This is a pivotal role that will see you shape and advance our haematology dietetic service, and develop your parenteral nutrition skills, ensuring the delivery of outstanding patient care.
You would an integral part of the ward multi-disciplinary teams for haematology and oncology inpatients, as well as a surgical caseload. You will also support the St. Mark's Nutrition Team, and help cover during periods of leave. This role is part of the acute dietetic team based at Northwick Park Hospital and as the senior member of the team covering the nutrition support wards you would be responsible for helping junior members of staff with case loading and providing regular clinical support. The successful applicant will have a varied and interesting caseload and develop their leadership skills. You will have opportunities to be involved in audit, service development and innovation within the department and wider Trust. You will offer leadership, supervision and support to junior staff within the dietetics team and deliver education and training. You will participate in the nutrition support evidence based learning group and be central to the promotion of nutrition support across the department, specialist areas and Trust.
The ideal candidate would have strong oral and enteral nutrition experience in specialist areas. Previous experience in the areas of haematology is desirable but not essential. They should be focused on providing a high-quality dietetic service which is responsive to the changing needs of the NHS and this patient group. You will be encouraged to actively participate in developing the service both clinically and strategically.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.
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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LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
- HCPC registered
- o4 Year Degree in Dietetics or equivalent
- oEvidence of further postgraduate study in dietetics e.g. Diploma in Advanced Dietetic Practice.
- Presentation skills - evidence of presenting to variety of AHPs/MDT
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Behavioural change management
- Previous experience in project management
- Teaching on degree or higher level professional course
- Experience with parenteral enteral feeding
- Experience with MDT working
- Experience of student training
- Experience of haematology & oncology
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Previous experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Organisational and good time management Skills
- Experience of collaborating with MDTs at a senior level
- Experience in parenteral nutrition
- Evidence of service development & improvement
- Experience of managing a haematology caseload
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.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
£51,883 to £58,544 a yearPer Annum inclusive HCAS
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