# Band 5 Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-dietitian/8ca7d3b8-37b0-4f8e-b1de-781f6d163085 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-dietitian/8ca7d3b8-37b0-4f8e-b1de-781f6d163085.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full time - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T10:51:20.619Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hampstead_London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Allied_Health_Professionals/Allied_Health_Professionals-v7970340 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7970340?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Dietitian, eager to increase their clinical skills in acute medicine, health services for the elderly and surgery, to join our dynamic acute services therapy team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The posts will be integrated within multi-professional therapy teams to provide a dietetic service to a large range of inpatients, forming part of our Band 5 rotation program. The successful applicants will have knowledge around nutrition support, including artificial nutrition support. They will thrive when working closely as part of a team and be ready to further develop their skills in service development, people management, quality improvement and audit. They will be involved in public health events and presentations, both to patients and other healthcare professionals. In line with other professional groups, the dietetic team undertakes training of dietetic students for all placement types. e pride ourselves in being a forward-thinking department with a strong commitment to continuing professional development. If you are keen to develop your dietetic skills in a large teaching hospital and believe you meet the criteria of the person specification, we would be interested in receiving your application. ### Main duties of the job - To be responsible for providing nutritional advice and counselling to a broad range of inpatient wards, with the support of the line manager and specialist dietitians - With the support of the line manager & clinical supervisor, to manage a patient caseload through assessment of clinical need and effective prioritisation - To provide nutritional advice to patients, carers and clinicians based on clinical evidence. This involves the collection and analysis of anthropometry and biochemistry, consideration of the financial/social implications and distress to the patient, their medical condition and individual dietary needs and preferences - To interpret this information and apply clinical judgement and reasoning to assess, evaluate and monitor nutritional status and advise on appropriate, evidence-based dietary interventions. - To translate complex scientific, medical, biochemical and nutritional information into simple and easily understood practical advice for individuals and carers both on a one to one basis and in groups - To utilise well developed communication skills, both verbal and non verbal, to advise a diverse range of patients from differing cultures and ethnic backgrounds, including those with language barriers and variable levels of understanding and ability - ** Please see attached job description for full details** ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - Physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines - A helpful, positive and flexible attitude ### Essential **Essential** - Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust World Class Values **Desirable** - Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate ### Experience **Essential** - Working as part of a team - Working with the public - Proficient use of PC of MS office and nutritional analysis packages **Desirable** - Presentations to groups ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Effective written communication skills - Effective verbal communication skills - Ability to use initiative - Proven organisational skills & ability to manage time effectively, prioritise own caseload & meet deadlines - Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate - Effective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice - Ability to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations - Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice - Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately - Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions - Appreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others. ### Royal Free shared commitments **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Positive attitude to change; self-motivating - Motivated to achieve personal and professional goals to an excellent standard as appropriate to the job role ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent - HPC Registration ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10616097) - [person specification (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10616099) - [functional requirements (pdf, 100.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10252311) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.