# Rotational Specialist Dietitian

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Dietitian
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 pa pr inc HCAS (20%)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T07:13:17.577Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietetics/Dietetics-v8101920
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8101920?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have a vacancy for a 1.0 WTE Band 6 Dietitian. This post is part of a 9 month rotation scheme in the following 4 areas: Acute Medicine and Senior Health, Acute Stroke, Inpatient Neuro Rehabilitation, Senior Health Rehabilitation and General Adult Outpatients.

The role requires strong nutrition support skills, especially in enteral feeding.  We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is enthusiastic and dynamic with excellent communication skills and acute inpatient experience.

### Main duties of the job

- Practice autonomously, providing high quality clinical practice in specialist area.
- Be proactive in clinical decision making underpinned by an enhanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Use enhanced clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of service users in specialist area.
- Undertake specialist holistic nutritional assessments including the calculation of nutritional requirements on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition and other physical parameters in those with complex needs.
- To be experienced in the use of anthropometric equipment for assessment of nutritional status, such as bioelectrical impedance, callipers and hand grip dynamometer and interpretation of results.
- To develop a suitable dietetic treatment plan based on evidence based practice and provide advanced nutritional advice to service users, in collaboration with their carers, where needs are complex. This involves the interpretation and communication of complex and sensitive information in an understandable form.

### 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

### Other

**Essential**

- 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

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Excellent IT skills
- Motivation and behavioural change skills
- Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS
- Knowledge of dietetics within specialist area

### Experience

**Essential**

- Postgraduate experience of working in acute and/or community dietetic services at graduate / band 5 level
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit/research
- Experience in the clinical supervision of students
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience in teaching and education to patient groups and healthcare professionals

**Desirable**

- Clinical experience of working in specialist area

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- BSc / Post graduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- HCPC current registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development

**Desirable**

- Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 552.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10396120)
- [advert (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10396122)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411)
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