Specialist Dietitian: Major Trauma

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Band 7 Dietitian for a part-time, six-month fixed-term contract in the acute setting. You will manage a complex, highly specialist caseload, delivering evidence-based nutritional care across acute areas, with advanced PN and complex enteral feeding in ICU.

You will join a forward-thinking dietetics team committed to clinical governance, student education and service improvement, with opportunities for professional development and

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical knowledge of parenteral nutrition and complex enteral feeding.
• Experience delivering nutrition support in acute/ICU settings.
• Contribute to development of trauma and dietetics services.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for highly complex patients.
• Manage a complex caseload autonomously with advanced clinical reasoning.
• Plan and prioritise patient management to align with service priorities.
• Support development of assistants and apprentices within the team.
• Lead the development and delivery of specialist training programmes.
• Promote research awareness and activity within the team.

Skills

Parenteral nutrition

Enteral feeding

ICU nutrition support

Clinical governance

Education & training

Education

HCPC registered Dietitian

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Band 7 Dietitian, on a part-time, six-month fixed-term contract. This role offers the opportunity to manage a complex, highly specialist caseload within the acute setting, delivering high-quality, evidence-based nutritional care across acute areas. The successful candidate should have advanced clinical knowledge of parenteral nutrition and complex enteral feeding, working experience providing nutrition support in the intensive care setting, and will contribute to the ongoing development of both the major trauma 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.

Given the fixed term duration of this role, sponsorship support will not be available.

• 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. .

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Blaid Kendrick Job title: Clinical Lead Dietitian Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02033121511