Job overview
Are you looking for your first clinical post or a new challenge? We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our large, friendly dietetic team at Northwick Park Hospital. We are looking for an individual with excellent communication, time management and team working skills to work in our large and dynamic team of Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants.
Northwick Park has a wide variety of specialties including Critical Care, Stroke, Head and Neck Oncology, Gastroenterology, Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for a combination of inpatient wards and out-patient clinics. You will have a varied and interesting clinical caseload with a mixture of medical, respiratory, surgical orthopaedics and care of the elderly wards. Your development will be fully encouraged and supported with preceptorship, regular supervision and training as required. Our band 5 posts include rotations within the specialities of Stroke, Head and Neck oncology, Diabetes and Paediatrics.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Communication barriers/difficulties
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisation
- Presentations
- Time management
Desirable
- Anthropometrics
Education
Essential
- Dietetic degree or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Personal qualities
Essential
- prioritisation
- initiative
- IT skills
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of oral and enteral nutritional support
- Experience of managing a caseload of in and out patients
- CPD
- Teamwork
- Audits/Research
- Ethnic diets
- Accurate records and stats
Desirable
- Home Enteral feeding discharge
- Developing resources
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This advert is for Acute Dietician Band 5 with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in Northwick Park Hospital. It is listed as a Band 5 Dietitian role. The advertised salary is £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement. The contract type is Permanent: n/a. The application deadline is 26 Aug 2026.
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