About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic, and motivated practitioner to join our critical care specialist team at Northwick Park Hospital as an Advanced Specialist Critical Care Dietitian.
We are an innovative and forward-thinking team seeking an enthusiastic dietitian to work within a busy teaching hospital, to help shape and deliver critical care dietetic services across our Level 2 and Level 3 ICU beds. The post-holder will manage highly complex nutritional cases, including gastroenterology, intestinal failure and head and neck surgeries, as well as a variety of other medical and surgical caseloads.
This role involves service development, audit, outcome evaluation and interprofessional teaching. As the clinical expert in critical care, you will work closely with ICU consultants, critical care matrons, and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure our services align with GPICS standards, national and international guidelines.
A proactive approach, good time management & communication skills are also key in this busy role.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Leadership: Manage a complex specialist caseload across Level 2/3 Critical Care beds at Northwick Park Hospital, supporting gastroenterology (intestinal failure), vascular, surgical and medical admissions.
Work autonomously to design, implement, and adjust highly specialised enteral feeding regimens and bespoke parenteral nutrition (PN) within the early daily deadlines.
MDT Integration: Represent dietetics on daily ICU board rounds, consultant-led ward rounds, and strategic critical care governance groups.
Audit & Research: Lead quality improvement projects, clinical audits, and research initiatives to benchmark outcomes against BDA and national standards.
Education & Training: Deliver theoretical and clinical bedside training for multidisciplinary ICU staff, acting as a key source of nutritional knowledge for carers and families.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- 4 Year Degree in Dietetics or equivalent
- Current Health & Care Professionals Council State Registration
Desirable
- oEvidence of further postgraduate study in dietetics e.g. Diploma in Advanced Dietetic Practice or Masters level or equivalent
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Demonstrable clinical knowledge in Critical Care dietetics, including comprehensive nutritional support and complex enteral/parenteral feeding.
- Practical ability to identify and troubleshoot complex issues associated with enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Commitment to professional development, evidenced by an active CPD portfolio
- Experience training student dietitians and delivering educational programs or clinical teaching.
- Proven experience collaborating effectively as part of a specialist team within an intensive or critical care environment
- Direct experience conducting clinical audits or participating in research initiatives within critical care dietetics
- Demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of nutritional assessment in critical care
Desirable
- Member of the BDA critical care specialist group
- Experience of collaborating with MDTs at a senior level
- Evidence of service development & improvement
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently with professionals at all levels
- Strong organisational capabilities, with demonstrated expertise in workload prioritization and time management
- Presentation skills - evidence of presenting to variety of AHPs/MDT
Desirable
- Specialist nutrition related publications
- Previous experience in project management
- Teaching on degree or higher level professional course
- Member of the BDA
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.
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
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
Harrow, London
HA1 3UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)