Job overview

To be responsible for providing a highly specialist dietetic service to critical care patients; following evidence based practice, being an active multidisciplinary team member, educator, developing nutrition policies and guidelines, participating in audit and research related to critical care in order to improve health outcomes and develop the role and service.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Dietitian for Critical Care will be responsible for providing a highly specialist dietetic service to critical care patients. This role is well suited to a band 5 or band 6 dietitian with an interest in working with critical care patients across our general, neuro and cardiothoracic ICUs at St Georges Hospital.

The successful applicant will be well supported by the current critical care and major trauma dietitians with direct clinical supervision from a band 7 dietitian.

The caseload will primarily be patients on our cardiothoracic ICU, but there will also be the opportunity to gain experience in providing second line cover to all patients admitted to our general & neuro intensive care and patients admitted on the major trauma pathway. There will also be an opportunity to gain experience in tube care, NG tube placement, bedside NJ tube placement and indirect calorimetry.

Working for our organisation

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. Co-located with St George’ is the University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow. St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal services, gastrointestinal services, intestinal failure, cancer care and stroke.