Band 5 Rotational Dietitian

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We are seeking to employ a highly motivated Band 5 Dietitian to join our team of acute adult dietitians. This is a permanent position. You will be working alongside two other rotational Band 5 dietitians and the wider acute teams based at our Denmark Hill site. This is a busy and varied caseload; we are looking for a confident dietitian who is organised, self-motivated, and ready to take on any challenge with the support of the team. Applicants should be qualified dietitians that have confirmed HCPC registration.

This post will offer dietetic expertise to patients, carers, and other health care professionals. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to rotate to different clinical areas within the acute caseload at King's College Hospital, providing high-quality evidenced based practice.

Within the acute teams, we have specialist dietitians in Gastroenterology, Neurosciences, Haematology, Oncology, Liver, and HPB. There will be opportunities to develop your practice by shadowing specialties within your rotation and clinical supervision.

We are a large, supportive department and are proud to represent an innovative and diverse workforce, putting patients at the centre of our care.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year, and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste, and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sally Thomas
Job title: Clinical Lead Dietitian Neurosciences
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 02032994998