Kidney Specialist (Renal) Dietitian | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Rhagfyr 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Blackburn, BB2 3HH |
| Cwmni: | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7613069/435-D277-25 |
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Due to a retirement, we are looking for a new band 6 Specialist Kidney Dietitian.
This is 37.5 hours post.
The post holder would be expected to manage the dietetic care for consultant led renal clinics and to provide dietetic cover to a haemodialysis satellite unit, dialysing over 100 patients per week. and therefore experience working on a dialysis unit is essential
Clinically the post holder would be expected to manage a caseload of patients with complex kidney needs - both on the dialysis unit and as outpatients as well as attending MDT treatment discussion meetings.
The post holder would be expected to clinically supervise band 5 Rotational Dietitians and students.
They would also be expected to support the Clinical Lead Dietitian to continually develop and evolve the Renal Dietetic team providing guidance, training and policies as required. They would also be expected to support the wider Dietetic team.
The successful post holder will be part of the Renal Dietetic team. The team consists of Band 7 Clinical Lead Dietitian, band 6 Specialist Dietitian and Band 5 rotational Dietitians link with the team. The team is supported by clinical support workers.
The post holder would be primarily based at Blackburn Dialysis unit but would be expected to work across all East Lancashire Dietetic localities
The Renal Dietetic team work closely with their colleagues at Preston and will be an integral part of the MDT on the dialysis units
The Renal team is a part of the wider Dietetic Department. The Department has over 70 Staff of which 45 are Dietitians and is well supported with Dietetic Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and admin staff. The department uses the electronic patient record system EMIS for outpatients and Cerner for inpatients. The Renal Dietitians also have access to pathology and record systems from the Renal Hub at Preston
To provide cover to 4-5 renal multidisciplinary consultant led clinics per week including a monthly advanced kidney care clinic for stage 5 patients.
To provide dietetic cover to haemodialysis satellite unit, dialysing over 100 patients per week and attending monthly multidisciplinary meetings per month at the centre.
To provide advice to colleagues on the management of patients at ELHT who have kidney disease
The department offers student training to A, B and C placements and Dietitian Apprenticeships therefore the post holder will be expected to be involved in clinical teaching and assessment of students on their placement so therefore previous student training experience is desirable.
East Lancashire is a teaching hospital so the post holder would also be expected to contribute to Medical and other health care professional training as well.
East Lancashire has good transport links to Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and beyond and we are close to the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025