Job overview

Are you an innovative and experienced dietitian with a passion for haematology, nutrition support including parenteral nutrition &  and service improvement? Do you thrive on leading, developing, and mentoring team members? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.  We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled lead haematology dietitian, that will have a combined role of working with  our St. Mark's Nutrition Support Team to join our dynamic Nutrition & Dietetics department. This is a pivotal role that will see you shape and advance our haematology dietetic service, and develop your parenteral nutrition skills, ensuring the delivery of outstanding patient care.

Main duties of the job

You would an integral part of the ward multi-disciplinary teams for haematology and oncology inpatients, as well as a surgical caseload.  You will also support the St. Mark's Nutrition Team, and help cover during periods of leave.  This role is part of the acute dietetic team based at Northwick Park Hospital and as the senior member of the team covering the nutrition support wards you would be responsible for helping junior members of staff with case loading and providing regular clinical support. The successful applicant will have a varied and interesting caseload and develop their leadership skills. You will have opportunities to be involved in audit, service development and innovation within the department and wider Trust.  You will offer leadership, supervision and support to junior staff within the dietetics team and deliver education and training.  You will participate in the nutrition support evidence based learning group and be central to the promotion of nutrition support across the department, specialist areas and Trust.  

The ideal candidate would have strong oral and enteral nutrition experience in specialist areas. Previous experience in the areas of haematology is desirable but not essential.  They should be focused on providing a high-quality dietetic service which is responsive to the changing needs of the NHS and this patient group.  You will be encouraged to actively participate in developing the service both clinically and strategically.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.