Highly Specialist Dietitian for Intestinal Failure

NHS; Tooting; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Highly Specialist Dietitian to join their gastrointestinal services team. This role involves delivering specialized dietetic services to patients with complex intestinal failure and rehabilitation needs. The successful candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, contributing to audits and educational programs. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team in a leading healthcare environment, where professional development and collaboration are highly valued. If you are passionate about improving patient outcomes and thrive in a dynamic clinical setting, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Training programs for clinical staff

Collaboration on research projects

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and postgraduate training in clinical area are essential.
• Experience in acute/community dietetic services at a specialist level required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a highly specialised dietetic service to complex intestinal failure patients.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to provide excellent patient care.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to prioritise own workload

Education

HCPC current registration

Postgraduate training in speciality clinical area

Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group

Job description

Highly Specialist Dietitian for Intestinal Failure

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to join our gastrointestinal services dietetic team within the clinical area of intestinal failure and intestinal rehabilitation to cover a maternity leave. This post is based in the main St. George's site in Tooting. The successful candidate will work alongside the Clinical Lead Intestinal Failure / Rehabilitation dietitian and the wider gastroenterology team. They will be a key member of the MDT and be responsible for the delivery of a highly specialised dietetic service to complex intestinal failure and rehabilitation patients. St. George's and St. Mark's the National Reference Centre for Intestinal Rehabilitation were designated as joint centre for West London in 2022 and it is therefore an exciting time to join the St. George's team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced knowledge and experience within the field of gastrointestinal conditions and nutrition support as well as experience in effective collaboration within MDTs. The ability to prioritise and adapt within a fast-paced clinical environment, work as a team and provide excellent patient centered care is essential to this role. The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in audit and contribute to the teaching program across the trust. Experience in clinical audit and quality improvement is desirable.

About us

The wider dietetic department at St George's NHS Foundation trust consists of over 60 dietitians, who provide clinical inpatient and outpatient services to a variety of specialties including cancer services, renal, neurology, haematology,paediatrics, cardiology, major trauma, gastro, surgery and diabetes. The department is committed to training and education including and actively participates in the training programs of clinical and non-clinical staff. There are numerous opportunities for professional and personal development.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for more information about the role and its main responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC current registration
• Postgraduate training in speciality clinical area
• Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group

Experience

• Postgraduate experience of working in acute and/or community dietetic services at a specialist level
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience in teaching and education to patient groups and healthcare professionals in relevant clinical area
• Significant clinical experience of working in intestinal failure or parenteral Nutrition

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others

Knowledge

• Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS
• Working at Masters level or equivalent in speciality area
• Post graduate training in Intestinal Failure / Intestinal Rehabilitation

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust