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Job summary

Main area
Dietetics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
309-UCLH-6243
Employer
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University College London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£44,806 - £53,134 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2025 23:59

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Specialist Dietitian

NHS AfC: Band 6

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UCLH Nutrition and Dietetic team. 
We are looking for a visionary Band 6 Dietitian to support two distinct areas of patient care: Perioperative Medicine Service for adults (0.5wte) and Paediatric Oncology & Haematology including Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) for Paediatrics (0.5wte).


The successful applicant will be based at University College Hospital, part of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.
Perioperative Medicine (Adults):
The UCLH Perioperative Medicine Service for high-risk patients has developed an integrated pathway to identify high-risk surgical patients early in their journey. The focus is on key medical issues that can be significantly improved before surgery – such as cardiorespiratory fitness and malnutrition.
The successful post holder will hold a leading role in the nutritional management and support the ongoing development to this service.


The post-holder, supported by the dietetic clinical lead, will work alongside the Perioperative Medicine MDT to deliver a service that places patients at the centre of their own care, ensuring continuity, preventing harm, and proactively manage patients to improve outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Paediatric Oncology & Haematology:

We are a primary treatment centre for a large cohort of children and young people diagnosed with cancers and blood disorders. We operate as a unified cancer centre together with Great Ormond Street, and collectively form the largest children and young people oncology centre in Europe. The Oncology and Haematology service at UCLH consists of two inpatient wards, our paediatric and young adult service for PBT and radiotherapy and the Macmillan teenage day-care unit. Our Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) service provides treatment for a wide range of child and teenage cancers.

The successful post holder will work as part of a specialist children’s cancer multidisciplinary team, and form part of a group of specialist AHP’s including Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.  

The post holder will play a key role in supporting and further developing the existing Paediatric Oncology and Haematology service at UCLH, including the Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) dietetic service. Working alongside two full-time Band 7 Paediatric Dietitians, you will collaborate to deliver exceptional care. Strong communication, negotiation, and teamwork skills are essential for success in this role.

The post holder will have a strong team ethos, be a dedicated, skilled and motivated clinician with a wide breadth of experience in oncology, surgery, management of long-term conditions as well as having excellent nutrition support skills. 

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. 

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: 

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) 

  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 

  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 

  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 

  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine 

  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre 

  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 

  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.  

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Four year degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
  • HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) or equivalent association
  • Post registration training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Post graduate study in specialist area of dietetics e.g. PENG course, paediatric/renal modules

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post registration clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Involvement in relevant specialist interest group

Quality and service improvement

Desirable criteria
  • Experience of service development

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Sound verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork
  • Awareness of need for confidentiality and issues of consent

Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving.

Personal and people development

Essential criteria
  • Experience of training student dietitians/other HCPs
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in the support and development of junior members of staff
  • Teaching on degree or higher level/professional course

Information collection and analysis including IT skills

Essential criteria
  • Anthropometry skills
  • Experience in conducting audit and/or research, including the ability to analyse and interpret statistics
  • Computer literacy

Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of equal opportunities and diversity

Quality and Service improvement

Desirable criteria
  • Experience in project management

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • To manage the physical effort of working between hospital sites, frequently moving up and down stairs, standing for long periods of time and carrying heavy folders.
  • To manage working in unpleasant conditions such as environments where there may be unpleasant sights, noises, smells and temperature fluctuations e.g. hospital wards

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
Kassie MONTANHEIRO
Job title
Clinical Lead Dietitian
Email address
[email protected]
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