Main area: Dietetics
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 9 months (0.8 WTE 9 months Maternity Cover)
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: CW-6572441-KL-RB
Employer: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Georges
Town: London
Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 pro-rata, pa incl. HCAS Inner
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/09/2024 23:59
Principal Dietitian for Chronic Diseases
Band 8a
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
Job overview
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic dietitian (to cover a maternity leave position for 9 months, 30 hours a week) with approx start date Feb 2025 to lead our Heart Failure and Cardiology Dietetic service plus provide leadership for the other 3 Chronic diseases teams (Bariatrics, Diabetes & Renal) based at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London.
The team consists of 7.56wte B7, 1.0wte B6 and 1.0wte B5. You should be self-motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic with excellent team-working, communication and organisational skills. The successful applicant will be well supported by the Consultant Dietitian & Professional Lead for Dietetics and Principal Dietetic team.
Main duties of the job
Principal Dietitian for Chronic Diseases - Band 8a
9m FTC - Maternity Cover, 30 hrs per week
The wider dietetic department at St George’s NHS Foundation Trust consists of over 70 dietitians, who provide clinical inpatient and outpatient services to a variety of specialties including Oncology, Renal, Neurology, Haematology, Paediatrics, Cardiology, GI services, Surgical, Diabetes, Infectious Diseases and Community Services.
Working for our organisation
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
- HCPC current registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Postgraduate training in speciality clinical area e.g. critical care/ major trauma
- Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group
Experience
- Postgraduate experience of working in acute and/or community dietetic services at advanced level
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit/research in relevant clinical area
- Experience in the clinical supervision of students/junior staff
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience in teaching and education to patient groups and healthcare professionals in relevant clinical area
- Significant clinical experience of working in critical care/ major trauma
Skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
- Motivation and behavioural change skills
Knowledge
- Working at Masters level or equivalent in speciality area
- Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS
Other
- Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
- Able to maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders
- Membership of British Dietetic Association or other body conferring professional indemnity insurance
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