Advanced Practitioner: Highly Specialist Dietitian - Surgical Services
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 Per Annum Including HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | LONDON, N18 1QX |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7687677/391-NMUH-7443749-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term contract for 9 months with a possible extension to 12 months, with the opportunity to do something different and upskill for surgical services. We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 or Band 7 Dietitian to join our friendly and dynamic team at NMUH. The Dietetic Department is part of the Therapies group (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech & Language Therapists). We are the first Nutrition & Dietetic Department in London to commence seven day services. You will be required to liaise closely and effectively with the multidisciplinary team members to provide an excellent service. You should have excellent communication skills, be effective in multidisciplinary team working and be able to deliver both group education and individual interventions. You will have the opportunity to be involved in leadership, lead on audits and other service development initiatives both within and out-with the dietetic department. You will be required to undertake supervision of junior staff, undertake teaching/training of other health professionals. You will be involved in student training for your area. The dietetic department undertakes student training for placements 2 and 3, and has a robust CPD programme, and are committed to providing excellent line management, supervision/support, specialist training and other forms of continuous professional development. In order to support you in this role, you would receive training.
To cover specialist Surgical inpatients at the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust a
To explore provision of outpatient specialist Surgical clinics for continuation of patient care within workload capacity.
To take the lead role for the development and provision of education programmes for patients and staff within and out-with the Trust.
To lead on producing, implementing, and updating department/relevant policies, guidelines, and procedures.
To lead on and regularly participate in research and audit within the wider Dietetic Service.
To participate and contribute to the Nutrition Team, Critical care complex cover (with training), and provide cover for other services areas as and when required as per Trust bed pressures.
To participate in seven-day service on a rota basis.
To undertake the planning, organisation, allocation, and training of student training.
To be responsible for supervision of junior staff.
The Nutrition & Dietetic department at NMUH is part of the Therapies Department provides a service to all inpatients and outpatients on site, serving clients from Enfield, Haringey and other boroughs – particularly for oncology.
The services include General medical & surgical, Gastroenterology, Elderly, Acute Stroke unit, Renal , Haematology, Respiratory, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Neurology, Urology, Intensive care, HIV, Oncology, Paediatric & Women’s’ services including gynaecology and maternity
Our aim is to:
Provide a high standard of evidence-based clinical services, to all clients who have an underlying medical condition, which requires adjustment to normal dietary intake, including those clients that require artificial nutritional support in the form of enteral (oral or tube feeding) or total parenteral nutrition
• • Conduct audit and research to improve client care and delivery of dietetic services
• Provide education to clients, to enable short and long-term changes to their dietary intake
• Educate staff, including medical staff, nurses, other AHPs, at the NMUH on evidence-based practice to enable appropriate patient care of a high standard
• Liaise with catering to ensure appropriate meals are provided to inpatients
• Communicate with, and engage in multidisciplinary team-working
• Provide student training to ensure continuity of the profession and ensure training is a positive experience for the student.
As the lead for Surgical services
The above services will include providing a service to other wards and clinics as and when required in response to service needs, Trust bed pressures, as requested by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
To explore setting up, or participating in surgical outpatient clinics, within caseload capacity and needs of the service.
To explore new and innovative ways of working and wider MDT to ensure safer, faster, better care and discharges for patients.
To conduct complex nutritional assessments and treatments
To take the lead in providing expert dietetic advice in making decisions on initiating artificial nutritional support
To take the lead in providing expert dietetic advice in making decisions on withdrawal of treatment
To be competent in the use of anthropometric equipment
To advise the multidisciplinary team, patients, carers, within and out-with the Trust, on the appropriate use of nutritional supplements, vitamin and minerals, and other borderline substances
To organise and undertake training sessions for Doctors.
Responsibility for Patients
To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise, including the management of patients in your care.
To assess, treat and provide highly specialist treatment and advice plans to patients, carers and clinicians
To liaise with appropriate consultants to admit, safely discharge patients for nutrition support with the aim to optimise treatment outcomes.
To be responsible for the complex and safe discharge planning and follow up for those patients requiring artificial nutritional support in the community and those requiring extended Dietetic intervention.
To provide a patient-focused service and participate in seven-day service as required by the Trust and department. You will work on a rota basis with all other staff within the department.
To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the specialist dietary needs for these patients
To make decisions regarding referring patients to the appropriate agencies such as Housing Support, Citizens Advice Bureau, social services with regards nutrition, housing, legal and highly complex social issues as and when they arise.
This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term contract for 9 months with a possible extension to 12 months, with the opportunity to do something different and upskill for surgical services. We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 or Band 7 Dietitian to join our friendly and dynamic team at NMUH. The Dietetic Department is part of the Therapies group (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech & Language Therapists). We are the first Nutrition & Dietetic Department in London to commence seven day services. You will be required to liaise closely and effectively with the multidisciplinary team members to provide an excellent service. You should have excellent communication skills, be effective in multidisciplinary team working and be able to deliver both group education and individual interventions. You will have the opportunity to be involved in leadership, lead on audits and other service development initiatives both within and out-with the dietetic department. You will be required to undertake supervision of junior staff, undertake teaching/training of other health professionals. You will be involved in student training for your area. The dietetic department undertakes student training for placements 2 and 3, and has a robust CPD programme, and are committed to providing excellent line management, supervision/support, specialist training and other forms of continuous professional development. In order to support you in this role, you would receive training.
To cover specialist Surgical inpatients at the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust a
To explore provision of outpatient specialist Surgical clinics for continuation of patient care within workload capacity.
To take the lead role for the development and provision of education programmes for patients and staff within and out-with the Trust.
To lead on producing, implementing, and updating department/relevant policies, guidelines, and procedures.
To lead on and regularly participate in research and audit within the wider Dietetic Service.
To participate and contribute to the Nutrition Team, Critical care complex cover (with training), and provide cover for other services areas as and when required as per Trust bed pressures.
To participate in seven-day service on a rota basis.
To undertake the planning, organisation, allocation, and training of student training.
To be responsible for supervision of junior staff.
The Nutrition & Dietetic department at NMUH is part of the Therapies Department provides a service to all inpatients and outpatients on site, serving clients from Enfield, Haringey and other boroughs – particularly for oncology.
The services include General medical & surgical, Gastroenterology, Elderly, Acute Stroke unit, Renal , Haematology, Respiratory, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Neurology, Urology, Intensive care, HIV, Oncology, Paediatric & Women’s’ services including gynaecology and maternity
Our aim is to:
Provide a high standard of evidence-based clinical services, to all clients who have an underlying medical condition, which requires adjustment to normal dietary intake, including those clients that require artificial nutritional support in the form of enteral (oral or tube feeding) or total parenteral nutrition
• • Conduct audit and research to improve client care and delivery of dietetic services
• Provide education to clients, to enable short and long-term changes to their dietary intake
• Educate staff, including medical staff, nurses, other AHPs, at the NMUH on evidence-based practice to enable appropriate patient care of a high standard
• Liaise with catering to ensure appropriate meals are provided to inpatients
• Communicate with, and engage in multidisciplinary team-working
• Provide student training to ensure continuity of the profession and ensure training is a positive experience for the student.
As the lead for Surgical services
The above services will include providing a service to other wards and clinics as and when required in response to service needs, Trust bed pressures, as requested by the Head of Nutrition & Dietetics.
To explore setting up, or participating in surgical outpatient clinics, within caseload capacity and needs of the service.
To explore new and innovative ways of working and wider MDT to ensure safer, faster, better care and discharges for patients.
To conduct complex nutritional assessments and treatments
To take the lead in providing expert dietetic advice in making decisions on initiating artificial nutritional support
To take the lead in providing expert dietetic advice in making decisions on withdrawal of treatment
To be competent in the use of anthropometric equipment
To advise the multidisciplinary team, patients, carers, within and out-with the Trust, on the appropriate use of nutritional supplements, vitamin and minerals, and other borderline substances
To organise and undertake training sessions for Doctors.
Responsibility for Patients
To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise, including the management of patients in your care.
To assess, treat and provide highly specialist treatment and advice plans to patients, carers and clinicians
To liaise with appropriate consultants to admit, safely discharge patients for nutrition support with the aim to optimise treatment outcomes.
To be responsible for the complex and safe discharge planning and follow up for those patients requiring artificial nutritional support in the community and those requiring extended Dietetic intervention.
To provide a patient-focused service and participate in seven-day service as required by the Trust and department. You will work on a rota basis with all other staff within the department.
To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the specialist dietary needs for these patients
To make decisions regarding referring patients to the appropriate agencies such as Housing Support, Citizens Advice Bureau, social services with regards nutrition, housing, legal and highly complex social issues as and when they arise.
This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025