Job summary
- Main area
- Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 213-Division-A-7884309
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal University Hospital
- Town
- Bromley
- Salary
- £35,763 - £43,466 per annum, including high cost allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Dietitian
Band 5
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has risen for an enthusiastic Dietitian to join our team in a busy hospital environment at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH), part of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a 1.0WTE substantive Band 5 post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of our acute adult dietitians, providing excellent dietetic care to both inpatients and outpatients. The post holder will work alongside another Band 5 Dietitian and have the opportunity to work within both the medical and surgical dietetic areas. The caseload is varied and includes general medical, general surgery, respiratory and ITU step-downs as well as a fortnightly outpatient general clinic. This is a demanding post, which frequently manages a complex caseload, requiring excellent prioritisation, communication and team working skills
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details of the main job responsibilities
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc / Post graduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- HCPC registered dietitian
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of knowledge of dietetics within the NHS (or comparable healthcare setting)
- Evidence of experience of enteral feeding
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds
- Presentation skills and ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups
- Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance
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
- Suzy Goodbourn
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689 865740
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