Dietitian

NHS Professionals Limited; Harlow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare staffing agency is seeking an Acute Specialist Dietitian for the Medicine division. The role involves managing the dietetic service for inpatients and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Nutrition & Dietetics and HCPC registration, along with relevant experience in acute care. Opportunities for career progression and flexible shifts are included.

Benefits

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible shifts

Wellbeing resources

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent qualification.
• Be registered as a Dietitian with the HCPC.
• Experience in providing dietetic advice relevant to the acute care area.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Dietetic service within the Medicine division.
• Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments for inpatients.
• Supervise and support junior staff, including conducting performance reviews.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals for patient-centered care.

Skills

Nutritional assessments

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Management responsibilities

Training and supporting junior staff

Education

Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics

HCPC registration

Job description

ThePrincess Alexandra Hospital have a job opportunity for an Acute SpecialistDietitian to join the Dietetics team, focusing primarily on patients within theMedicine division. You will play a key role in delivering high-qualitynutritional care across a range of acute settings, which may include CriticalCare, Acute Admissions, and Surgical wards, depending on service needs. Therole also provides the opportunity to contribute to service development,participate in parenteral nutrition rounds alongside a nutrition practitionerand pharmacist, and develop your leadership and line management skills within asupportive and dynamic multidisciplinary environment.

Main duties of the job

As amember of the acute dietetic team, you will lead dietetic input for inpatientsin the Medicine division, support parenteral nutrition rounds, and cover Generaland Gastroenterology outpatient clinics on ad hoc basis. After 612 months, youwill take online management responsibilities and contribute as a StudentPlacement Lead Educator. The role includes participation in clinical, servicedevelopment, and team meetings, with regular supervision, CPD, and trainingopportunities to support your professional development. Collaborative workingwith multidisciplinary teams is essential to provide patient-centred, safe, andeffective care.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job responsibilities

• To lead and manage the Dietetic service for the Medicine division,overseeing inpatient caseloads across Medicine, Critical Care, AcuteAdmissions, and Surgical wards, ensuring effective clinical and servicedelivery.
• To act as a source of expertise for other dietitians, provide guidance onpatient care, and contribute to service development, pathway improvements, anddepartmental initiatives.
• To conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments, implement individualisedtreatment plans, monitor patient progress, and provide input in parenteralnutrition rounds alongside Nutrition Practitioners and Pharmacists.
• To manage line management responsibilities, including supervising andsupporting junior staff, conducting performance reviews, participating inrecruitment, and leading student placements and inductions.
• To collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, community dietitians, andother healthcare professionals to ensure safe discharge, continuity of care,and adherence to clinical guidelines, including HCPC standards and safeguardingprotocols.
• To maintain accurate documentation, implement evidence-based policies,participate in strategic and operational meetings, engage in CPD activities,and contribute to professional networks and departmental initiatives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• Registered as a Dietitian with the HCPC.
• Experience providing dietetic advice to patients relevant to the area of specialism.
• Experience in training and supporting junior staff or students.
• Knowledge of national guidance and key standards for nutritional management in acute care.

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.