Senior Medical Dietitian

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in England is seeking a Band 6 Acute Medical Dietitian to join our Dietetics team. This full-time role covers acute medical wards and the coronary care unit, delivering specialist nutritional assessments and interventions.

You will work autonomously within the multidisciplinary team, coordinate safe tube-feeding discharges, contribute to teaching, audit and quality improvement, and allocate one day weekly for outpatient clinics or service innovation.

Qualifications

• Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent.
• HCPC registration.
• Student supervision training (desirable).
• Attendance of relevant clinical courses (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist, evidence-based assessment and intervention across acute medical wards, managing and prioritising a complex caseload autonomously.
• Develop, monitor and review individualised oral and enteral nutrition plans in response to changing clinical needs.
• Contribute specialist dietetic advice to multidisciplinary discussions and complex feeding decisions, including medical, nutritional and ethical considerations.
• Work with patients, carers and hospital, community and provider teams to deliver coordinated, person-centred nutrition care.
• Lead complex tube-feeding discharges, ensuring safe regimens, patient and carer training, prescriptions, equipment, supplies, clear handover and community follow-up.
• Identify and elevate barriers that could delay discharge or compromise nutritional safety.
• Supervise and mentor junior Dietitians, support workers and students, providing teaching and support with complex cases.
• Undertake weekly outpatient activity or service innovation and contribute to audit, quality improvement, evaluation and sustainable pathway development.

Skills

Advanced communication

MDT working

Time management

Prioritisation

Resilience in acute pressures

Training and supervision of students/

Education

Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent

HCPC registration

Student supervision training

Attendance of relevant clinical courses

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Acute Medical Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive Dietetics team. This full-time role provides a varied, complex caseload, with acute medical wards and the coronary care unit as key working areas.

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Acute Medical Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive Dietetics team. This full-time role provides a varied, complex caseload, with acute medical wards and the coronary care unit as key working areas.

You will work autonomously as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering specialist nutritional assessment and intervention, contributing to complex feeding decisions, and coordinating safe tube-feeding discharges with patients, carers, community teams and enteral feeding providers.

One day each week will be dedicated to outpatient clinics or service innovation. You will also support junior staff and students and contribute to teaching, audit, quality improvement and evidence-based service development.

If you enjoy collaborative working, thrive in acute care and want to help shape and improve dietetic services, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist, evidence-based assessment and intervention across acute medical wards, managing and prioritising a complex caseload autonomously.
• Develop, monitor and review individualised oral and enteral nutrition plans in response to changing clinical needs.
• Contribute specialist dietetic advice to multidisciplinary discussions and complex feeding decisions, including medical, nutritional and ethical considerations.
• Work with patients, carers and hospital, community and provider teams to deliver coordinated, person-centred nutrition care.
• Lead complex tube-feeding discharges, ensuring safe regimens, patient and carer training, prescriptions, equipment, supplies, clear handover and community follow-up.
• Identify and elevate barriers that could delay discharge or compromise nutritional safety.
• Supervise and mentor junior Dietitians, support workers and students, providing teaching and support with complex cases.
• Undertake weekly outpatient activity or service innovation and contribute to audit, quality improvement, evaluation and sustainable pathway development.

Working for our organisation

Visa Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Why Join Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust?

At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

As a Disability Confident Employer and recipient of the Gold Award in the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively champion equality, diversity and inclusion, creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds to build rewarding careers within the NHS.

We also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. By supporting flexible working arrangements wherever possible, we enable our colleagues to balance their professional and personal commitments while continuing to deliver outstanding care to our patients. Whether flexibility means adjusted hours, part-time working, hybrid arrangements or alternative working patterns, we work in partnership with our staff to meet both individual and service needs.

Join Us

Whether you're at the start of your career or looking for your next challenge, Frimley Health offers the opportunity to be part of a inclusive, forward-thinking organisation that is committed to excellence, innovation and compassionate care. Together, we can shape the future of healthcare and make a real difference to the lives of the communities we serve.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Recognised degree or post graduate diploma in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
• HCPC registration

Desirable criteria

• Student supervision training
• Attendance of relevant clinical courses

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Advanced communication
• Training and clinical supervision of students/colleagues
• MDT working
• Ability to work in an acute setting; time management, prioritisation, resilience in acute pressures

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post registration clinical dietetic experience
• Demonstrate acute clinical experience
• Skills and knowledge in oral and enteral patients

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.