Senior Dietitian - Liver and HPB

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed team in King’s dietetic department. This role is a permanent band 6 position. The post-holder will work closely with two band 7 dietitians and a band 8a clinical lead dietitian to provide a specialist service to our liver and HPB patients both on the ward and as outpatients. The cohort is varied, providing an excellent opportunity for clinical development and experience.  The post holder will be expected to actively contribute and grow relationships with our MDT and work with senior team members to develop our services, protocols and pathways.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with patients such as those being optimised for liver transplantation, navigating liver and HPB cancer diagnoses, requiring nutrition support through pancreatitis or hepatitis, or rehabilitating after surgical interventions.

This role also provides the opportunity to spend one day per week within the critical care setting.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will contribute towards the cover of three specialist wards and specialist clinics in HPB, general hepatology and HCC and liver transplantation.

Please see attached job description & person specification for further details.