Band 5 Dietitian

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Training opportunities

Generous benefits

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Dietitian to join our acute services therapy team. You will provide dietetic services across inpatient wards as part of a Band 5 rotation, with support from senior staff and a focus on developing skills in nutrition support and service development.

The role involves teamwork, continuous professional development, and engagement in public health activities within a large teaching hospital setting in London.

Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent.
• HPC Registration required.
• Experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional advice and counselling to a broad range of inpatient wards under supervision.
• Manage a patient caseload with line manager and clinical supervisor.
• Offer evidence-based nutritional advice to patients, carers and clinicians.

Skills

Nutrition & Dietetics

Teamwork

Public interaction

MS Office proficiency

Education

Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

HPC Registration

Tools

MS Office

Nutrition analysis software

Job description

Our current vacancies

If you want to be part of the Royal Free London team, search our current vacancies below to find the job for you.

Site Royal Free Hospital Town Hampstead, London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Dietitian, eager to increase their clinical skills in acute medicine, health services for the elderly and surgery, to join our dynamic acute services therapy team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The posts will be integrated within multi-professional therapy teams to provide a dietetic service to a large range of inpatients, forming part of our Band 5 rotation program.

The successful applicants will have knowledge around nutrition support, including artificial nutrition support. They will thrive when working closely as part of a team and be ready to further develop their skills in service development, people management, quality improvement and audit. They will be involved in public health events and presentations, both to patients and other healthcare professionals.

In line with other professional groups, the dietetic team undertakes training of dietetic students for all placement types. e pride ourselves in being a forward-thinking department with a strong commitment to continuing professional development.

If you are keen to develop your dietetic skills in a large teaching hospital and believe you meet the criteria of the person specification, we would be interested in receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for providing nutritional advice and counselling to a broad range of inpatient wards, with the support of the line manager and specialist dietitians
• W ith the support of the line manager & clinical supervisor, to manage a patient caseload through assessment of clinical need and effective prioritisation
• To provide nutritional advice to patients, carers and clinicians based on clinical evidence. This involves the collection and analysis of anthropometry and biochemistry, consideration of the financial/social implications and distress to the patient, their medical condition and individual dietary needs and preferences
• To interpret this information and apply clinical judgement and reasoning to assess, evaluate and monitor nutritional status and advise on appropriate, evidence-based dietary interventions.
• To translate complex scientific, medical, biochemical and nutritional information into simple and easily understood practical advice for individuals and carers both on a one to one basis and in groups
• To utilise well developed communication skills, both verbal and non verbal, to advise a diverse range of patients from differing cultures and ethnic backgrounds, including those with language barriers and variable levels of understanding and ability
• ** Please see attached job description for full details**

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
• HPC Registration

Experience

• Working as part of a team
• Working with the public
• Proficient use of PC of MS office and nutritional analysis packages
• Presentations to groups

Others

• Physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines
• A helpful, positive and flexible attitude
• Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust World Class Values
• Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to use initiative
• Proven organisational skills & ability to manage time effectively, prioritise own caseload & meet deadlines
• Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate
• Effective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
• Ability to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations
• Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
• Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
• Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
• Appreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others.

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Positive attitude to change; self-motivating
• Motivated to achieve personal and professional goals to an excellent standard as appropriate to the job role

Royal Free shared commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
• AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
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• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.

Name Roshni Patel Job title Clinical Lead Dietitian for Renal Therapies Team Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 020 7794 0500