Dietician | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 34 000 - 44 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Barts Health NHS Trust's Whipps Cross Hospital is recruiting two Band 6 Dietitians for a rotational post within the Dietetics Team. You will work across gastroenterology, oncology and critical care, with inpatient and outpatient caseloads on medical and surgical wards.

This post offers robust supervision, CPD opportunities and a chance to contribute to service development within a supportive MDT in a busy acute setting.

Qualifications

• Evidence-based clinical dietetics in acute setting.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently and support MDTs.

Responsabilités

• Provide high-quality dietetic service with nutritional assessments and treatment plans.
• Independently manage a caseload and provide cross-cover for colleagues.
• Lead and supervise junior dietitians and support workers.
• Engage in audit, service evaluation and CPD activities.
• Contribute to development of policies and clinical guidelines.
• Participate in MDT meetings and educational activities.
• Support non-clinical duties to assist service delivery.
• Rotations across gastroenterology, oncology, critical care, orthopaedics and acute stroke.

Connaissances

Dietitian Band 6

Formation

Registered Dietitian

Description du poste

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Dietetics Team at Whipps Cross Hospital as a Band 6 Dietitian. We are hiring 2 x candidates. This is a rotational post joining three other band 6 dietitians, with rotations covering gastroenterology, oncology and critical care (including both inpatient and outpatient oncology caseloads), orthopaedics, and acute stroke.

We are looking forward to welcoming a motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic individual to our Nutrition and Dietetic team, which consists of ten dietitians and two dietetic support workers. The successful candidate will bring a strong foundation of clinical dietetic skills and will have the opportunity to further develop these within a busy, well supported acute setting.

Barts Health is committed to high quality, work-based education and training to support the development of both clinical and leadership skills. Staff benefit from a robust supervision structure, regular CPD opportunities, and encouragement to participate in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient care and service delivery.

**We expect a high number of applications so the advert is very likely to close early. We recommend getting applications in as soon as possible.**

• Provide a high-quality dietetic service to patients at Whipps Cross Hospital, completing comprehensive nutritional assessments and developing evidence-based treatment and monitoring plans across specialist clinical areas in collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT)
• Independently manage a caseload of patients and provide cross-cover support to colleagues as required
• Provide expertise in nutrition and dietetics within dedicated MDTs, contributing to clinical discussions, attending relevant meetings, delivering teaching to healthcare professionals and supporting the development of resources, policies and clinical guidelines
• Line manage and provide clinical supervision and support to junior dietitians and dietetic support workers
• Engage in audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives as relevant to the role
• Maintain up-to-date, evidence-based practice through regular CPD activities and reflective learning
• Support the dietetics and wider therapies team with non-clinical duties as required to support smooth service delivery
• This is a rotational post based at Whipps Cross Hospital; rotations include elements of clinical specialty alongside general medical and surgical wards. Specialties include: gastroenterology, oncology and critical care, orthopaedics and acute stroke. Postholders rotate every 9-12 months. Rotations are at the discretion of the clinical lead dietitian and senior dietetics team.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Nov 2026

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