Senior Critical Care Dietitian – Lead & Develop (1-Year FTC)

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust’s Royal London Hospital is recruiting a Band 7 Specialist Critical Care Dietitian on a 1-year fixed-term basis to join the Adult Dietetics Department. The role covers a specialist tertiary critical care unit, delivering complex nutrition support to trauma, neurological, medical and surgical patients.

You will work autonomously, deputise for the Lead Dietitian when needed, supervise junior staff, contribute to service development, and lead multidisciplinary collaboration to

Qualifications

• Experience managing a very busy caseload in critical care
• Leadership and successful line management experience
• Ability to deputise for the Lead Critical Care Dietitian when required
• Excellent communication and multidisciplinary teamwork

Responsibilities

• Provide expert dietetic care for complex critical care patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Perform specialist assessments and provide treatment and advice to in-patients
• Collaborate closely with all MDT members to coordinate care
• Lead service development in acute dietetics and critical care
• Supervise dietetic staff and contribute to training for the MDT
• Support and develop more junior dietitians to specialise in critical care

Job description

Barts Health NHS Trust’s Royal London Hospital is recruiting a Band 7 Specialist Critical Care Dietitian on a 1-year fixed-term basis to join the Adult Dietetics Department. The role covers a specialist tertiary critical care unit, delivering complex nutrition support to trauma, neurological, medical and surgical patients.

You will work autonomously, deputise for the Lead Dietitian when needed, supervise junior staff, contribute to service development, and lead multidisciplinary collaboration to