About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 7 Dietitian to join the Therapy Services team within the Private Patients Unit (PPU) at the Royal Free Hospital.The PPU provides care across a range of specialties including HPB, renal and dialysis, oncology, gastroenterology, hepatology, surgery, respiratory medicine, neurology, elderly care, haematology, diabetes, and critical care. The successful candidate will lead the dietetic service, delivering a highly specialist, evidence-based nutrition service to patients with complex nutritional needs across both inpatient and outpatient settings.A key element of the role is the opportunity to establish and develop a new outpatient dietetic service, designing referral pathways, clinic models, and service standards while ensuring a seamless patient journey. Working closely with consultants and multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will drive service development, quality improvement, and the delivery of gold-standard, patient-centred care within a private healthcare environment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead and develop the PPU dietetic service, providing specialist nutritional care across a range of complex clinical areas.Key responsibilities include:Delivering expert nutritional assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management for patients with complex needs.Providing high-quality care across inpatient and outpatient settings.Developing and implementing a new outpatient dietetic service, including referral pathways and clinic models.Managing a specialist caseload including HPB, renal and dialysis, oncology, gastrointestinal, diabetes, and surgical patients.Working collaboratively with consultants, nursing teams, therapists, and dietetic colleagues.Running face-to-face and virtual outpatient clinics.Acting as the clinical lead for dietetics within the PPU and providing specialist advice to healthcare professionals.Leading quality improvement, audit, and service evaluation initiatives.Supporting strategic service growth and development.Contributing to multidisciplinary education and training.Maintaining accurate clinical records and outcome data.This is an excellent opportunity to shape and grow a developing outpatient service while maintaining excellence in inpatient care.
About us
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 topFor more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values Essential
oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values Positively Welcoming, Actively respectful, Visibly reassuring , Clearly Communicating
Education & professional Qualifications Essential
BSc in Dietetics 4 year degree course or equivalent degree Registered Dietitian with HCPC BDA member Additional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training Evidence or portfolio of postgraduate continued development
Desirable
BDA member of specialist group, critical care group network Completion of one or more of the following: PENG clinical update, St Marks Intestinal Failure Study Day, CKD 4-5, Specialist Liver Dietitians Study Day.
Experience Essential
Broad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas including at least 3 of the following nephrology, hepatology, gastroenterology, HPB surgery, diabetes, neurology, oncology. Significant experience of managing enteral tube feeding as part of complex dietetic care, including home enteral feeding discharges Experience delivering dietetic care in outpatient settings, including assessment, and appropriate follow ?up Experience working independently or as a sole practitioner, with the ability to recognise limitations and seek appropriate professional support. Experience prioritising workload and managing competing demands within limited time and resources Experience delivering dietetic care to patients with complex needs in an acute hospital setting. Experience contributing to service development or improvement initiatives as an individual practitioner or within small teams. Understanding of the differences between NHS -funded and privately funded care, including patient expectations, access, and service boundaries Leadership in an audit or project, and knowledge of clinical standards in the management of cancer & nutrition support
Desirable
Experience of working with patients with CKD in all settings (dialysis, outpatient clinics, inpatient wards).
Others Essential
Able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines
Skills and aptitudes Essential
Ability to work autonomously and safely as a sole practitioner, exercising professional judgement, initiative, and accountability. Ability to manage complex or conflicting patient expectations while maintaining evidence-based practice. Ability to balance clinical delivery with service development activity within a limited WTE role, working collaboratively with the MDT. Ability to influence and work collaboratively with MDT colleagues and senior clinicians without formal line-management responsibility. Ability to use evidence, audit, and outcome data to inform clinical practice and service improvement.
Personal Qualities & attributes Essential
Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate Positive, self -motivated approach with a commitment to achieving high professional standards appropriate to the role. Confident, self -directed, and resilient approach to working as a sole practitioner, with the ability to make independent decisions within professional boundaries. Flexible and adaptable, able to respond to changing service demands while maintaining agreed priorities. Professional, reflective, and committed to delivering high -quality, patient -centred care. Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and respond appropriately, escalating concerns in line with Trust policies and professional standards.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
LONDON
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)