Parenteral Nutrition and Surgery Lead Dietitian | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a Dietitian for maternity leave cover. This full-time role involves leading nutritional care for patients in surgical wards and providing advanced dietetic assessments. The candidate will collaborate closely with various teams to ensure high-quality nutrition support and drive adherence to guidelines. Candidates must reflect the organization's commitment to inclusion and diversity. The deadline for applications is Sunday, 7 Dec 2025.

Benefits

Support for staff development

Comprehensive health services

Inclusion-focused policies

Qualifications

• Lead best practices in Parenteral nutrition.
• Ensure adherence to national policies and NICE guidelines.
• Provide advanced dietetic assessment for patients with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on best practice for nutritional care.
• Supervise junior team members and provide clinical guidance.
• Co-ordinate dietetic student training within the acute team.

Job description

The post can be offered as either a 9-month full-time position (5 days per week) or a 12-month contract at 4 days per week.

This is a maternity leave cover for Surgery and Parenteral Nutrition. This full time role is based in the acute team at Homerton, where the surgical Dietitian works closely with the surgical team across general and bariatric surgery and also works closely with the wider MDT.

The post requires close liaison with the clinical lead for Nutrition in the weekly Nutrition Support Team meetings.

Key responsibilities

• To lead on best practice in Parenteral nutrition and be lead for surgical wards for parenteral and enteral nutrition
• Ensure adherence to national policies and NICE guidelines.
• To support Nutrition Steering Committee and Trust wide patients safety on Parenteral nutrition
• Work closely with Critical Care lead Dietitian to supervise and lead the junior team members
• To provide advanced dietetic assessment on patients, including those with diverse presentations and highly complex physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme in line with the evidence based guidelines.
• To be a lead for patients with complex nutrition needs in all areas of the Hospital including ITU, Medical & Surgical wards in the absence of other senior members of staff
• To jointly lead on research, development, clinical policies and pathways in relevant areas
• To jointly deputise for the Professional Lead for the Service as required
• To provide clinical supervision and guidance for junior members of staff within the acute dietetic team
• To jointly co-ordinate dietetic student training within the acute team liaising with the wider Homerton dietetic service and Higher Education Institutions (HEI)

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

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 on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025