Dietitian

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is offering a Band 5 Dietitian position within a rotational programme that includes three 9-month rotations, starting with renal dietetics. This role emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration, hands-on experience, and professional development in various clinical settings.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive environment fostering inclusion

Qualifications

• Good nutrition support skills in an acute setting.
• Interest in renal nutrition and other specialties.
• Excellent communicator with diverse patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver dietetic input across all stages of the kidney care pathway.
• Manage inpatient caseload on renal wards.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Skills

Nutrition support skills

Communication

Job description

We are pleased to offer an exciting Band 5 Dietitian opportunity within Barts Health NHS Trust’s rotational programme. This post provides a unique chance to gain broad clinical experience across sites through three distinct 9-month rotations, starting with Renal Dietetics at The Royal London Hospital.

The post includes three 9-month rotations through specialist services at The Royal London Hospital:

• Renal nutrition
• General medicine - healthcare of the ageing & respiratory
• General medicine – healthcare of the ageing & cardiology

This rotational structure is designed to develop your skills across diverse clinical environments while providing specialist training in each area. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams in each setting, gaining hands-on experience and tailored support to enhance your professional development.

The successful candidate will have good nutrition support skills in the acute setting and an interest in renal nutrition and other specialties within the rotation. You must be an excellent communicator with patients from diverse backgrounds and work effectively in clinical teams.

For any queries, please contact Tadala Kolawole, Senior Specialist Renal Dietitian, or Nicole Ng, Specialist Renal Dietitian, at 020 3594 1189.

The advert may close earlier than stated depending on the level of interest. Please state on your application if you have used AI.

To provide high-quality, evidence-based dietetic care to patients as part of the dietetic teams at the Royal London Hospital. This 9-month rotational post will start in the renal dietetic team at the Royal London Hospital, which includes a Band 8 Team Lead, 4 Band 7s, 4 Band 6s, and 1 Band 5 Dietitian.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering dietetic input across all stages of the kidney care pathway, including chronic kidney disease, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and post-transplant care. This includes managing an inpatient caseload on the renal wards and providing dietetic support to patients across several dialysis units.

The role involves working closely with the multidisciplinary team to optimise nutritional care and contributing to service development through audit, training, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives.

The other two rotations are within specialist medicine.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus to continually improve our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. We aim to deliver high standards of harm-free care and ensure patients receive care in the right place at the right time. We also strive to be an outstanding place to work, guided by our WeCare values and behaviours, fostering an inclusive environment where every staff member feels a sense of belonging.

We are committed to promoting inclusion and supporting flexible working arrangements. If you are interested in flexible working, please discuss this with the recruiting manager.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Tadala Beatrice Kolawole
• Job title: Senior Specialist Renal Dietitian
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: [phone]