Senior Specialist Dietitian

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS trust as a Senior Specialist Dietitian specializing in head and neck care. This role involves managing patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, contributing to a multidisciplinary team, and supporting professional development. Candidates should have a relevant degree, clinical experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• A minimum of four years' education in Nutrition & Dietetics is essential.
• HCPC registration and BDA membership required.
• Experience in the specialist area of dietetics and previous teaching experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for head and neck patients and manage their care pathway.
• Work effectively within multidisciplinary teams for patient management.
• Lead and train junior team members and student dietitians.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication

Teamwork

Confidentiality awareness

Education

Four-year degree in Nutrition & Dietetics

HCPC registered

Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA)

Job description

Go back University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Specialist Dietitian

The closing date is 07 July 2025

Are you keen to be part of a specialist dietetic team? We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and confident individual and are currently welcoming applications for an experienced Band 7 Dietitian to join our team. Applicants must have clinical experience within oncology, ideally head and neck. You should have leadership skills, the ability to work well within teams and be able to manage your time effectively. The successful applicant will be based at University College London (UCH), part of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide cover to head and neck patients within their care pathway in the inpatient and outpatient setting. The dietetic team are responsible for managing patients throughout their pathway from referral, during treatment and rehabilitation and long term care. Also, we have an established service with extended scope practice for leading the enteral feeding tube service. The dietetic team are based with the Head & Neck team and well integrated within all aspects of the service creating opportunities for development at different stages of the pathway across the multidisciplinary team.

Effective communication and negotiation skills and an ability to work effectively within teams are essential. Thinking differently with a focus on quality, efficiency and productivity are central to the culture of the head and neck dietetic team. We are a forward thinking department of over 50 Dietitians and dietetic assistants, and are committed to professional development. You will be involved in student training initiatives.For an informal conversation about this post, please contact Jessica Harris (Clinical Lead Dietitian), via email ([e-mail]) or telephone [phone])

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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Four year degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
• HCPC registered
• Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) or equivalent association
• Post registration training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Post graduate study in specialist area of dietetics e.g. PENG course, paediatric/renal modules

Experience

• Clinical experience in the specialist area of dietetics
• Involvement in relevant specialist interest group

Communication

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork
• Awareness of need for confidentiality and issues of consent

Personal and People Development

• Experience of training student dietitians/other HCPs
• Experience in the support and development of junior members of staff
• Teaching on degree (or higher level) / professional course

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
• Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
• Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
• Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

Health, Safety and Security

• Knowledge & understanding of clinical governance and risk management and relevance to dietetics

Quality and service improvement

• Experience in project management

Information collection and analysis including IT skills

• Anthropometry skills
• Information collection and analysis including IT skills

Equality and Diversity

• Awareness of equal opportunities and diversity and demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act2010 and the Public SectorEqualityDuties

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£54,320 to £60,981 a yearPer Annum inclusive of HCAS pro Rata