Senior Gastroenterology Dietitian | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Band 6 Senior Gastroenterology Dietitian to join their team. This role primarily involves working with complex gastroenterology patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Successful candidates will provide specialist assessment and interventions, contribute to service development, and support junior staff. The provider emphasizes a healthy work-life balance and offers excellent professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in gastroenterology and complex medical patients.
• Ability to work autonomously in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Supervisory skills for junior staff, students, or assistants.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic input to adult gastroenterology.
• Run outpatient clinic and support patient dietary education.
• Conduct assessments and manage dietetic interventions.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Specialist dietetic input

Behavioural change techniques

Motivational interviewing

Clinical caseload management

Education

Degree in Dietetics

Job description

Frimley Health Foundation Trust has an exciting vacancy for a fixed term Band 6 Senior Gastroenterology Dietitian to join our Gastroenterology Dietetic team.

This Dietitian will be responsible for the specialist assessment, treatment and management of gastroenterology and complex medical patients, and is a great opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and experience within these clinical areas.

The successful applicant will work closely with the MDT and colleagues to contribute towards best care approach in a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders; IBD, eating disorders, functional gut disorders, liver disease, IBS and pancreatic insufficiency. This role will primarily be in-patient focused with some outpatient clinic based work and will have an opportunity to join the gastroenterology team in contributing to research.

• Provide specialist dietetic input to adult gastroenterology in both inpatient and outpatient setting
• Autonomously run an outpatient clinic and provide tailored dietary education and support to patients and carers
• Independently assess, plan and manage dietetics interventions for a clinical caseload
• Use behavioural change techniques and motivational interviewing to support patient self-management
• Work as a integral member of the multi-disciplinary team and represent the dietetics department in meetings and clinical governance
• Support service development and delivery of education sessions
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives. The gastroenterology team have been working on quality improvement projects within IBD, eating disorders, and hepatology and this work will continue to be supported by this role.
• Provide supervision and support to junior staff, students, or assistants as appropriate


Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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For further details on the roles and responsibilities then please refer to attached job description and person specification.


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Aug 2025