Specialist Dietitian for Critical Care Services

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Specialist Dietitian for Critical Care Services. The role involves delivering specialist dietetic care to patients in various ICUs, collaborating in a multidisciplinary team, and contributes to nutrition policy development. Candidates should be HCPC registered and have experience in acute dietetic services.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate experience of working in acute and/or community dietetic services.
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit/research.
• Experience in the clinical supervision of students.

Responsibilities

• Providing a highly specialist dietetic service to critical care patients.
• Working across general, neuro, and cardiothoracic ICUs.
• Supporting other dietitians with direct clinical supervision.

Skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Ability to prioritise own workload

Motivation and behavioural change skills

Education

HCPC registered

Evidence of continuing professional development

Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group

Tools

Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS

Knowledge of dietetics within specialist area

Job description

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Dietitian for Critical Care Services

The closing date is 03 July 2025

To be responsible for providing a highly specialist dietetic service to critical care patients; following evidence based practice, being an active multidisciplinary team member, educator, developing nutrition policies and guidelines, participating in audit and research related to critical care in order to improve health outcomes and develop the role and service.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Dietitian for Critical Care will be responsible for providing a highly specialist dietetic service to critical care patients. This role is well suited to a band 5 or band 6 dietitian with an interest in working with critical care patients across our general, neuro and cardiothoracic ICUs at St Georges Hospital.

The successful applicant will be well supported by the current critical care and major trauma dietitians with direct clinical supervision from a band 7 dietitian.

The caseload will primarily be patients on our cardiothoracic ICU, but there will also be the opportunity to gain experience in providing second line cover to all patients admitted to our general & neuro intensive care and patients admitted on the major trauma pathway. There will also be an opportunity to gain experience in tube care, NG tube placement, bedside NJ tube placement and indirect calorimetry.

About us

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. Co-located with St George' is the University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King's Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow. St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal services, gastrointestinal services, intestinal failure, cancer care and stroke.

Job responsibilities

The Specialist Dietitian for Critical Care will be responsible for providing a highly specialist dietetic service to critical care patients. This role is well suited to a band 5 or band 6 dietitian with an interest in working with critical care patients across our general, neuro and cardiothoracic ICUs at St Georges Hospital.

The successful applicant will be well supported by the current critical care and major trauma dietitians with direct clinical supervision from a band 7 dietitian.

The caseload will primarily be patients on our cardiothoracic ICU, but there will also be the opportunity to gain experience in providing second line cover to all patients admitted to our general & neuro intensive care and patients admitted on the major trauma pathway. There will also be an opportunity to gain experience in tube care, NG tube placement, bedside NJ tube placement and indirect calorimetry.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• HCPC registered
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group

Experience

• Postgraduate experience of working in acute and/or community dietetic services at graduate / band 5 level
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit /research
• Experience in the clinical supervision of students
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience in teaching and education to patient groups and healthcare professionals
• Clinical experience of working in specialist area

Skills

• Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Motivation and behavioural change skills

Other

• Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
• Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
• Membership of British Dietetic Association or other body conferring professional indemnity insurance

Knowledge

• Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS
• Knowledge of dietetics within specialist area

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£44,806 to £53,134 a yearpa pr incl HCAS (20%)