Advanced Specialist Prehabilitation & Post-operative Care Dietitian

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking an Advanced Specialist Prehabilitation & Post-operative Care Dietitian. The role involves providing expert dietetic advice and support to patients before and after colorectal surgery, alongside a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in gastroenterology and good communication skills. Offering a salary of £53,751 to £60,651 per annum, this position supports professional development and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience with complex surgical colorectal patients.
• Experience in managing complex enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Experience in weight management.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical dietetic service for colorectal prehabilitation.
• Manage nutrition support for post-operative patients.
• Support patients with pre-operative weight management.

Skills

Excellent communication (oral and written)

Good prioritisation, time management and organisation skills

Evidence of collaborative working with an MDT

Education

Post Graduate Study

Job description

Go back London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Advanced Specialist Prehabilitation & Post-operative Care Dietitian

The closing date is 07 December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 7 surgical prehabilitation dietitian. The post holder will provide expert dietetic advice, education and support in an outpatient and ward setting to identify adult patients requiring nutritional optimisation pre and post colorectal surgery, working alongside a St Marks multidisciplinary team (MDT).

The ideal candidate should have strong gastroenterology, in particular colorectal and parenteral nutrition experience. A proactive approach, good time management & communications skills are also key is in this busy team.

The successful applicant will be based at the Central Middlesex Hospital site where St Marks Hospital is situated, part of London North West University Healthcare Trust NHS Trust. St Mark's is a national centre for intestinal failure and gastroenterology and the dietitians are an established and valued part of the MDT. The post will also provide cover to the intestinal failure team if needed.

The St Marks dietitians sit within the wider dietetic team of acute dietitians based at Northwick Park & Ealing Hospitals. This large department offers many opportunities for learning and development due to the range of specialities. The department is committed to Continuing Professional Development, and we have an established clinical governance programme including evidence based clinical groups, audit, clinical supervision and critical appraisal.

Main duties of the job

• To lead, plan, deliver and evaluate the St. Mark's Hospital clinical dietetic service to the complex colorectal prehabilitation service, based at Central Middlesex Hospital.
• To manage and optimise nutrition support for post-operative colorectal surgical patients.
• To support patients with weight management pre-operatively.
• To share an in-patient caseload on the gastroenterology ward (including the enhanced care unit).
• To lead and carry out regular clinical audit or research into this specialist area.
• To provide theoretical and practical training, teaching and professional development support for dietitians, student dietitians, medical, nursing staff and allied health professionals in this area.
• To ensure work is in line with departmental, Trust and national dietetic standards.
• To participate in the organisation, management and development of the dietetic team.

Please see attached job description and person specification for full duties.

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.

• 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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full duties and role responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education

• Post Graduate Study

Knowledge

• Extensive clinical experience
• Complex enteral and parenteral nutrition experience
• Experience of managing complex surgical colorectal patients
• Experience in weight management

Skills and abilities

• Excellent communication (oral and written)
• Evidence of collaborative working with an MDT and liaising at all levels
• Good prioritisation, time management and organisation skills

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum including outer London HCAS rate