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Dietitian
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7990047
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
LONDON
Salary
£58,133 - £65,261 Including Inner HCAS per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/07/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 PPU Dietitian – Inpatient & Outpatient Services

NHS AfC: Band 7

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide you with doing something different and upskill. We are looking for an enthusiastic Dietitian to join our friendly and dynamic team at the Royal Free North Middlesex Health Unit site.

The Dietetic Department is part of Therapies. We are the first Nutrition & Dietetic Department in London to commence seven-day services. You will be responsible for covering critical care unit complex, and the Nutrition Team.  You will be required to liaise closely and effectively with the multidisciplinary team members.

You should have excellent communication skills, be effective in multidisciplinary team working and be able to deliver both group education and individual interventions. You will have the opportunity to be involved in research, audits. You will be required to undertake teaching/training of other health professionals. You will be involved in student training for your area.

The dietetic department undertakes student training for placements 2 and 3, and has a robust CPD programme, and are committed to providing excellent line management, supervision/support, specialist training and other forms of continuous professional development. In order to support you in this role, you would receive training and supervision tailored to your needs. 

Main duties of the job

To provide service to the critical care services including the Trust Nutrition team at the Royal Free North Middlesex Health Unit site.  If appropriately trained and competent to practice, to take on the extended role of non-medical prescribing. To develop and update policies and procedures. To take the lead role for the development and provision of education programmes for patients and staff within and out-with the Trust, and to develop critical care education resources.

To take the lead for producing, implementing, and updating critical care policies and procedures. To lead on and regularly participate in research and audit within critical care and the wider Dietetic Service. To participate and contribute to the Nutrition Team and provide cover for other specialist services areas as and when required. To participate in seven-day service on a Rota basis. Too undertake the planning, organisation, allocation, and training of student training for critical care. 

Multidisciplinary team working, close liaison between acute and community teams, and highly developed skills in communicating with patients, carers, and other service users is essential. To be joint clinical team lead for critical care team. To be responsible for supervision of critical care and parenteral nutrition team. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values Positively Welcoming, Actively respectful, Visibly reassuring , Clearly Communicating

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc in Dietetics 4 year degree course or equivalent degree
  • Registered Dietitian with HCPC
  • BDA member
  • Additional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training
  • Evidence or portfolio of postgraduate continued development
Desirable criteria
  • BDA member of specialist group, critical care group network
  • BDA post graduate diploma in advanced dietetic practice or equivalent in BDA postgraduate courses equivalent to Master’s
  • Non-medical prescribing qualification registered with HCPC

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of audit
  • Experience of training student dietitians
  • Experience of working with different ethnic groups
  • Significant experience of managing enteral tube feeding as part of complex dietetic care, including home enteral feeding discharges
  • Experience working independently or as a sole practitioner, with the ability to recognise limitations and seek appropriate professional support
  • Experience prioritising workload and managing competing demands within limited time and resources
  • Experience delivering dietetic care to patients with complex needs in an acute hospital setting
  • Experience contributing to service development or improvement initiatives as an individual practitioner or within small teams
  • Understanding of the differences between NHS ‑funded and privately funded care, including patient expectations, access, and service boundaries
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of research
  • Post graduate Courses on critical care, TPN, nutritional support

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to provide highly specialised treatment packages, plan and provide appropriate monitoring
  • Ability to analyse highly complex, conflicting information and deciding on the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options
  • Ability to supervise students, junior staff
  • Ability to communicate highly complex, conflicting, sensitive information
  • Ability to carry out nutritional assessments such as subjective global assessment, bioelectrical impedance analysis, and anthropometric measurements. Able to estimate dietary intake of macro/micronutrients
  • Ability to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations
  • Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
  • Proficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis programs
  • Understanding of personal accountability for governance, including confidentiality, health and safety, and risk management
Desirable criteria
  • Skills in motivational interviewing or behaviour change approaches.

Other Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of commitment to CPD
  • Demonstrate an understanding of equal opportunities
  • Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate
  • Positive, self ‑motivated approach with a commitment to achieving high professional standards appropriate to the role.
  • Confident, self ‑directed, and resilient approach to working as a sole practitioner, with the ability to make independent decisions within professional boundaries
  • Flexible and adaptable, able to respond to changing service demands while maintaining agreed priorities
  • Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and respond appropriately, escalating concerns in line with Trust policies and
  • Professional, reflective, and committed to delivering high ‑quality, patient ‑centred care

Others

Essential criteria
  • Able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Bianca Refualu
Job title
Lead for Therapies
Email address
[email protected]
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