Job summary
- Main area
- Dietetics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 394-MVCS-7597575DT
- Employer
- The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hillingdon Hospital
- Town
- Uxbridge
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/12/2025
Employer heading
Principal Dietitian (ICU)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).
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Job overview
Job summary
1. To be accountable for the effective and efficient organisation, management, leadership, and development of the adult dietetic team at Hillingdon Hospital.
2. To provide specialist and expert therapeutic interventions to a defined caseload of complex patients, providing second opinions and specialist advice
3. To be responsible for the delivery of high quality, evidence-based dietetic advice to a complex ICU/HDU and surgical caseload within the hospital
4. To be an autonomous practitioner and work independently to manage a significant clinical caseload.
5. To provide leadership for senior, junior, & unqualified staff through supervision, support & appraisal.
Main duties of the job
6. To provide specialist input into a variety of MDTs including the adult intensive care teams, nutrition support team and colorectal surgical teams to ensure nutritional care plans are in place for patients under their care.
7. To contribute to policy development on matters relating to nutrition and dietetics.
8. To lead on audits across the dietetic service
9. To cover Band 6 and 7 work during annual leave or sickness. To deputise for Dietetic & Speech Therapy Service Manager(s) in his/her absence
10. To work with the Dietetic & Speech Therapy Service Manager(s) to provide operational management and leadership for Dietetic staff and on service improvements and developments.
This job is advertised as 22.5 hours, but this is up for discussion with the person who job shares in this role
Working for our organisation
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Person Spec
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent or post graduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Evidence of current HCPC registration (State Registered Dietitian)
- Extensive postgraduate experience and thorough understanding of a variety of outpatient and inpatient work including care of elderly, stroke, gastro, medical and surgical wards including ICU/ HDU.
- Experience of working with patients with gastro, medical and surgical diagnoses and with patients who require artificial feeding (enteral and parenteral)
- Experience of working as part of a nutrition support MDT in the acute and/or community setting
- Experience of conducting (patient & staff) teaching groups within an MDT setting
- Experience of supervision of junior staff, recruitment, and objective setting/ personal development plans
- Demonstrable track record of dealing effectively with conflict management. strategies and conduct issues
- Excellent working knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management in particularly in nutrition support, gastro medicine, surgery, diabetes, CVD, IBS, IBD and coeliac disease.
- Knowledge of Governance and other current drivers & guidelines affecting practice e.g. NICE Guidelines for Nutrition Support in Adults
Desirable criteria
- Member of the British Dietetic Association or covered by professional indemnity insurance
- Evidence of further post graduate study in dietetics at masters level e.g., British Dietetic Association (BDA) postgraduate courses equivalent to Masters degree
- Member of specialist interest group e.g., BDA PENG
- Leadership or management training/ qualification
- Experience of investigating and responding to complaints
- Previous involvement in dietetic input to catering issues and menu planning
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Jordan
- Job title
- Dietetic & Speech Therapy Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Sarah Jordan Tel: 01895 238 282 ext 2575
Beth Rye, [email protected]
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