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Main area
Dietetics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months FTC)
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7860877
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£46,419 - £55,046 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/03/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 6 Specialist HSEP Dietitian

NHS AfC: Band 6

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

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Job overview

This is an exciting time to be working with the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to people across: Barnet, Chase Farm, North Middlesex and Royal Free Hospital.

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Dietitian, eager to increase their clinical skills in Health Services for Elderly People (HSEP) and acute medicine, to join our dynamic acute services therapy team at the Royal Free Hospital, London.

The post will be integrated within multi-professional therapy teams to provide a dietetic service to a large range of inpatients, mainly HSEP but also patients in Emergency Department/Acute Admissions Unit.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will have a sound knowledge base in all forms of artificial nutrition support, including ethical decision making. They will thrive when working closely as part of a team and be ready to further develop their skills in service development, people management and audit.

In line with other professional groups, the dietetic team undertakes training of dietetic students for all placement types.

We pride ourselves in being a forward-thinking department with a strong commitment to continuing professional development.

If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application."

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Full details of the job and responsibilities of this role are in the job description and person specification attached.  

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
  • Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
  • Additional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of special interest group
  • Commitment to advanced clinical and professional development

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Broad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas, to include nutrition support to in-patients
  • • Presentations to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals
  • • Student training/ supervisory skills
  • • Active participation in an audit, QI, or project
  • • Proficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience of MDT working
  • • Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • • Able to work autonomously and use initiative
  • • Evidence of specialist clinical skills and decision making relevant to HSEP
  • • Good time management and organisational skills
  • • Effective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
  • • Appreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others
  • • Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals
  • • Effective written communication skills
  • • Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
  • • Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
  • • Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
  • • Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
  • • Ability to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour. To act on this appropriately using effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness and negotiation
  • • Ability to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate
  • • Positive attitude to change, and self-motivating
  • • Motivated to achieve personal and professional goals to an excellent standard as appropriate to the job role
  • • A helpful, positive, and flexible attitude
  • • Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
  • • Able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines

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
Yasmin Chotai De Lima
Job title
Clinical Lead Dietitian, NET/Oncology
Email address
[email protected]
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