Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Short term funding)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 289-CS-68
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital (Chelsea site)
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,927 - £68,676 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical lead Dietitian (GAS)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Dietitian to continue with delivering the Nutritional Services for the Gender Affirmation Surgery (GAS) service within the Trust on our Chelsea site. This established role, in place for the last 2 years, is required 2 days (15 hours) a week (Wednesday & Thursdays). Initially 1 year fixed contract.
The post holder will be responsible for engaging with the Gender affirmation MDT and service to review and improve suitable pathways for nutritional intervention for this affirmation surgery. They will carry a case load to deliver nutritional pre-op and post op advice and apply appropriate, patient-centered and compassionate care where nutritional interventions are beneficial. This population often requires nutritional advice and support for issues with weight management (loss and gain), disordered eating and body changes associated with gender dysphoria, blood lipid and sugar abnormalities, blood pressure, impact of hormone therapy on shape and bloods and general wellbeing. In addition, they will be required to set up audit, reviews and feedback to further the development of good practice and clinical effectiveness of the Dietetic GAS service.
Applicants should have extensive clinical experience in dietetics, understand service needs for such a service and have experience of leading service improvement and engaging with senior stake holders to influence change.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have extensive clinical experience in dietetics, understand service needs for such a service and have experience of leading service improvement and engaging with senior stake holders to influence change.
The main ditues will include
To be the Dietitian for the Gender Alignment services expert clinician
To contribute dietetically towards the Gender Alignment services for nutrition
Working for our organisation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be the Dietetic expert clinician for Gender Alignment services
- To take an active role within the Gender Alignment services multidisciplinary team and contribute dietetically towards the Gender Alignment services
- To contribute to regular managerial and clinical problem-solving and supervision of band 7 clinicians within dedicated teams.
- To work alongside the Inpatient Dietetic Clinical Leads to initiate and manage clinical service development initiatives, implementing and sustaining change where necessary.
- To utilise expert clinical reasoning and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in your dedicated clinical area and to provide specialist support and advice to other Dietetic staff whilst maintaining a caseload as an autonomous practitioner which includes highly complex patients.
- To utilise evidence based principles and current best practise guidelines
- To participate in CPD and other developmental activities
- To educate the multi-disciplinary team, Dietitians in the Trust and Dietitians nationally (as appropriate) on elements of Dietetics in your designated clinical area, and raise the profile of the Dietetic service in your designated clinical area within the service and Trust.
- To ensure that the Dietetic service in the designated clinical area is responsive to user requirements within the available resources and in accordance with directorate and departmental plans.
Person specification
essnetial and desirable
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience as a Band 7/8a in relevant clinical areas that are required for this role.
- Experience of team management in an NHS healthcare setting at band 7 / 8 level
- Evidence of supervision of more junior staff
- Leadership and participation of teaching/in-service programmes
- Demonstrable experience of audit in evaluating and developing a service
- Teaching experience to a broad range of clinicians and students
- Evidence of close working with all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Highly specialist knowledge of a range of conditions and treatments relevant to clinical area.
Desirable criteria
- Previous lecturing on external courses
- Liaising with external stakeholders and influencing decision making of senior leaders
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Stracey
- Job title
- EIC Therapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033158178
- Additional information
It is preferable to email any queries to Helen Stracey
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