Specialist Neurorehabilitation Dietitian | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inc. (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7483332/259-7483332RLH |
Summary
The role will provide a dietetics service for patients undergoing neurorehabiliation, providing specialist nutrition support to patients recovering from neurological conditions. This will be an exciting opportunity to work autonomously to develop the dietetic service within this speciality. The role will also provide cover to the neurosciences and trauma wards which includes a variety of patients including those under neurology, neurotrauma, neurosurgery and trauma services. There will also be the opportunity to contribute to teaching and training for a variety of staff in the Trust. The ability to be flexible and organised is a key attribute of the successful candidate along with excellent communication skills.
To provide an evidence-based, effective and responsive dietetic service to the 8-bed neurorehabilitation service that provides Rapid Access to Acute Rahabilitaiton (RAAR). In addition to these beds, the role will also provide cover across the neurosciences (including neurology, neurotrauma and neurosurgery) and trauma wards. The role requires close working with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) including attending and contributing to ward rounds, board rounds and MDT meetings. To manage home enteral feeding discharges independently, liaising with all relevant specialist services to achieve this in a timely manner. To be responsible for planning and delivering specialist training to medical staff, nurses, students and other health care professionals.
To ensure that audit and quality improvement is undertaken on a regular basis.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025