Specialist Dietitian - Critical Care

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing

Cycle to Work

Car lease

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London is seeking a Band 7 Critical Care Dietitian on a full-time fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. The post involves managing a complex critical care caseload in ICU and acute areas, delivering high-quality, evidence-based nutritional care to critically ill patients.

The successful candidate will have advanced knowledge of parenteral nutrition and complex enteral feeding, contribute to service development and clinical governance within a

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical knowledge of parenteral nutrition and complex enteral feeding.
• Autonomous practitioner with ability to manage highly complex caseloads.
• Engagement in clinical governance, student education and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and diagnosis for complex cases using advanced clinical reasoning.
• Plan and organise time efficiently for patient management and service delivery.
• Support education and development of support workforce including assistants and apprentices.
• Lead development and implementation of specialty training within the therapy service.
• Promote research awareness and activity within the team.
• Develop objectives and prioritise projects for the specialist clinical area.

Skills

Critical care nutrition

Parenteral nutrition

Enteral feeding

Clinical governance

Education & training

Research awareness

Education

Dietitian registration

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Band 7 Critical Care Dietitian, on a full-time, fixed-term contract to cover a maternity leave. This role offers the opportunity to manage a complex, highly specialist caseload within the critical care setting, delivering high-quality, evidence-based nutritional care to critically ill patients in the ICU and across wider acute areas.

The successful candidate will have advanced clinical knowledge of parenteral nutrition and complex enteral feeding, and will contribute to the ongoing development of both the critical care and broader dietetic service. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated clinician to deepen their expertise in a supportive and progressive environment.

You will be joining a well-established, forward-thinking dietetics department that values continuous professional development and collaborative working. The role provides access to a range of opportunities including structured involvement in clinical governance, student education, and quality improvement projects. If you are a knowledgeable and driven clinician who thrives in a busy multidisciplinary setting and is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred nutritional care, we encourage your application.

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
• To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work.
• To flexibly manage responsibilities for own complex caseload, service delivery and teaching commitments. To decide priorities for own work, balancing other patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the teams as a whole.
• To support the education and development of the support workforce including assistants and apprentices.
• To take delegated responsibility for the development and implementation of speciality specific training programmes within the therapy service.
• Promote a culture of research awareness, research preparedness and activity in the team
• To take a lead in the development of the specialist clinical area/team and develop objectives and support prioritisation of projects for the team.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability

Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Blaid Kendrick Job title: Dietitian, St Mary's Site Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02033121511