Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-NN-23797690-AHP-GV
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- Norbiton
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 pro rata pa incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Dietitian GP Practice
Band 6
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
To provide specialist Dietetic clinics to General Practices in Kingston. You will provide expert nutritional advice and support to patients within a primary care setting, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes related to diet and health. You will assess, diagnose and treat a wide range of diet-related conditions, offering personalized care plans and education on healthy eating habits.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high-quality, evidence based dietetic service to Primary Care (GP Clinics).
To undertake complex assessments of patients’ diets and clinical status to formulate individualised management and treatment plans. This will include interpreting biochemical data and qualitative/quantitative analysis of nutritional information.
To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise advice given to the patient and carer. This will often involve working in stressful conditions requiring the ability to react sensitively where patients have received a difficult diagnosis. Persuasive and motivational interviewing skills will be used.
To communicate effectively with the referral agents and other health professionals as necessary through personal, written or telephone contact. This will include liaising with GPs for the prescription of supplementary feeding and district nurses in the care of patients in their own home.
To work autonomously within speciality.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics or BSc in relevant Science plus post graduate diploma in Dietetics
- HCPC registered
- Substantial and relevant experience working in dietetics post qualification
- Adequate experience of working with adult patients in an acute hospital and outpatient setting
- Experience of running outpatient clinics independently.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of creating clinical protocols and clinical pathways
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a wide variety of clinical knowledge including Diabetes, Weight Management, Gastroenterology, Oral Nutrition Support, Malnutrition
- Relevant Best Practice, NSF and NICE guidance
- Principles and practice of Audit, Clinical Governance, standards and care pathways
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Paediatric Dietetics
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
Artificial Intelligence: We kindly ask that you refrain from using AI tools to draft your application, as we value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own communication style.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carlin Conradie
- Job title
- Head of Dietetics and SLT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8973 5277
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