Band 7- Highly Specialist GI Surgery Dietitian

st georges nhs trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a dedicated dietitian to join their GI dietetic team. The role involves providing specialized dietetic care to gastrointestinal surgery patients while contributing to multidisciplinary team efforts and engaging in educational opportunities. Ideal candidates will have a dietetic qualification and a passion for improving patient outcomes. The team emphasizes continuous learning, professional development, and innovation in patient care, ensuring a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Supervision opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing dietary care for GI surgery patients.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of evidence-based dietetic practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver inpatient dietetic care to surgery patients.
• Undertake outpatient GI clinics.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Skills

Dietetic care delivery

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Nutrition policy development

Research participation

Education

Relevant dietetic qualification

Job description

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

To work as a member of the GI dietetic team at St Georges Hospital. To be responsible for providing a highly specialist dietetic service to gastrointestinal surgery patients (upper and lower GI); following evidence-based practice, being an active multidisciplinary team member, educator, developing nutrition policies and guidelines, participating in audit and research related to GI surgical patients to improve health outcomes and develop the role and service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver inpatient dietetic care to upper and lower GI surgery patients across designated wards (Gray, Vernon and outliers).
• Undertake an outpatient GI clinics, addressing long outpatient waits.
• Attend Surgical handover.
• Attend benign upper GI MDT.
• Attend IBD MDT.
• Attend nutrition support ward rounds.

Successful candidates will work for a large dietetic department with a wide variety of specialisms and in well-respected MDTs. The dietitians are essential within a GI MDT given the complexity of gut related disorders both surgically and medically.

Specifically within the GI team they will be supported by 2.2 wte B7 dietitians, 1 Band 8 and be responsible for line managing the B6 GI dietitian.

We have supervision structure in place and as a teaching hospital, they will have opportunity for personal and professional development and have the opportunity to work with other experienced dietitians.

You’ll join a well-established, supportive dietetic department working alongside experienced dietitians across a range of specialties. The GI team includes a Band 8, Band 7s, Band 6 GI dietitian and a Band 5 Gastro rotational post. We foster learning and development through peer support and supervision. Our team thrives on MDT collaboration, clinical innovation, and audit involvement. As a teaching hospital, we offer continuous learning, CPD support, and student supervision opportunities.

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Dec 2025.