Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London, Nottingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a confident and motivated Dietitian to join the Dietetic and Speech Therapy Team on a fixed term maternity cover until June 2027. This 7-month post is full-time and based at The Hillingdon Hospital in North West London.

You will provide high quality, evidence-based dietetic care to gastroenterology and medical wards, contribute to outpatient clinics and participate in staff training and service improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with HCPC registration.
• Postgraduate dietetic experience including outpatient and inpatient care.
• Experience in MDT settings and caring for diverse patient groups.

Responsibilities

• Refer to attached job description for the responsibilities of the band 6 Specialist Dietitian.

Skills

MDT collaboration

Team working

Staff training

Multicultural care

Nutrition assessment

Dietary education

Education

Nutrition and Dietetics degree

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a confident and motivated Dietitian to join our Dietetic and Speech Therapy Team at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our friendly team consists of 13 Dietitians, 9 Speech and Language Therapists and an administrator. This is a fixed term maternity cover post until June 2027.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide high quality, evidence based dietetic service to the gastroenterology and medical wards and gastroenterology dietetic outpatient clinics. You will also provide a small dietetic service to the Mental Health Unit wards where you will be a valued member of the multidisciplinary team. The post-holder will also manage a caseload of patients requiring parenteral nutrition and be an integral member of the nutrition team. In addition to a weekly gastro clinic, the post-holder will run several outpatient group education sessions for irritable bowel disease and coeliac disease and be involved in providing regular training to staff and patients on nutrition related issues. The Dietetic and Speech Therapy team is committed to continuing professional development, providing monthly professional development sessions. We encourage staff as part of their annual appraisal to have active involvement in audit and service improvement projects. There will also be an opportunity to provide second line cover to other specialist dietitians in areas such as neurorehabilitation, diabetes, and critical care.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospital is a busy district general hospital in North West London and has a diverse patient population. It is situated close to Heathrow Airport and Brunel University and within a 10 minute commute by public transport to Uxbridge Town Centre which has excellent transport links to central London. The Trust has on-site accommodation and a creche.

Details

Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum/incl HCAA
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 7 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 394-UPC8295633-SG
Closing date: 02 November 2026

Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description for the responsibilities of the band 6 Specialist Dietitian.

Person Specification

Essential

• Degree or equivalent or post graduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Evidence of current HCPC registration (State Registered Dietitian)
• Post graduate dietetic experience including a variety of outpatient and inpatient work including care of elderly, stroke, respiratory, medical, neuro-rehab, gastroenterology, oncology, diabetes, and surgical wards
• Experience of working with patients who require artificial nutrition
• Experience of working as part of an MDT in the acute and/or community setting
• Experience of conducting (patient and staff) teaching groups within an MDT setting
• Experience of working in multicultural environments and with different ethnic groups
• Writing and implementing policies, procedures and guidelines
• Experience of training student dietitians
• Effective team working
• Working knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management in particularly in diabetes, nutrition support, weight management, CVD, IBS, IBD and coeliac disease
• Knowledge of medications commonly used in adult inpatients and their common side effects
• Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment
• Competence in calculating nutritional requirements
• Competence to develop nutritional goals for individual patients
• Understanding of professional ethics and application in practice and awareness of regulatory bodies (HPC) and professional bodies (BDA) and code of practice and professional guidelines

Desirable

• Evidence of post graduate training or equivalent in British Dietetic Association (BDA) postgraduate courses equivalent to Masters level
• Member of the British Dietetic Association or covered by professional indemnity insurance
• Member of BDA Specialist Interest Group

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Beth Rye, Dietetic and Speech Therapy Service Manager, [e-mail], 01895238282

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.