Band 7 Stroke Specialist Dietitian

Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals Nhs Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

London Living Wage employer

Job summary

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced dietitian to lead dietetic management and nutrition support for stroke patients across the stroke units.

The post involves line managing junior dietitians, contributing to teaching, audit and service development, and working within a multidisciplinary team to improve care. HCPC registration and a strong stroke/neurology background are essential.

Qualifications

• Essential: HCPC Registration.
• Experience in stroke/neurology and dietetic management.
• Ability to lead and teach across MDT and junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead dietetic management for stroke patients using evidence-based practice.
• Line manage and support junior dietitians in stroke, neurosurgery, neurology and general medicine.
• Participate in teaching, audit and service development across the Trust.

Skills

Clinical dietetics

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

HCPC Registration

Leadership training

Specialist interest group

Job description

Job summary

Following a successful business case, this new post offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to lead in the dietetic management and provision of nutrition support to stroke patients. The role involves working across the stroke units to deliver high quality nutritional care to patients, and to take an active role in further service development. You will manage a clinical caseload of patients on the stroke unit in addition to line managing and supporting junior dietitians covering stroke, neurosurgery, neurology and general medicine. The dietetic team is well embedded and respected as part of the MDT, providing excellent opportunities for collaborative working, training, audit and research. Our department is actively involved in the education of other health care professionals and student dietitians, and as an expert resource on nutrition in stroke, you will be expected to participate in this training as well as the supervision and development of junior team members. We are committed to professional and personal development and you will benefit from many opportunities to develop and enhance the dietetic service whilst being supported in your own career development. You will need to have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be a good team worker, with the ability to use their own initiative and take a flexible approach to day to day working. Comprehensive clinical knowledge and previous experience in is essential.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a specialist dietitian within the Trust by providing expert assessment, monitoring and support for patients on the stroke unit requiring nutritional intervention by using evidence based practice and conforming to Best Practice Guidelines.
• To take the lead in the development and provision of teaching programmes for Health Care Professionals across the Trust and be involved in the provision of nutrition support, in the key area of stroke.
• To manage a clinical caseload of patients on the stroke unit in addition to line managing and supporting junior dietitians in the areas of stroke, neurosurgery, neurology and general medicine; and provide expert guidance and advice to other members of the MDT through attendance and participation in ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings.

Multidisciplinary team working, close liaison between acute and community teams, and highly developed skills in communicating with patients, carers, and other service users is essential.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Details

Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 162-8021-CCS
Job locations: Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Essential: HCPC Registration
• Desirable: Member of appropriate specialist interest group
• Desirable: Leadership training

Experience / Knowledge

• Essential: To have acute clinical experience in the relevant field at band 6 level and have post‑graduate experience
• Desirable: To have proven broad clinical experience during band 6 and junior experience

Skills / Ability

• Desirable: Evidence of developing service provision

Job responsibilities

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead Dietitian Lindsay Newell, [e-mail], 01708435000

The closing date is 29 October 2026.