Principal Dietitian (ICU) | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,631 - £68,623 pro-rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 January 2026 |
| Location: | Uxbridge, UB8 3NN |
| Company: | The Hillingdon Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7597575/394-MVCS-7597575DT |
Summary
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.
6. To provide specialist input into a variety of MDTs includingthe adult intensive care teams, nutrition support team andcolorectal 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
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.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025