Specialist Dietitian (Obesity)

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Band 7 Dietitian with good team working skills to join our obesity and bariatric surgery Dietetic team at King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill. This new part-time position (24 hours per week) has been established to support the implementation and delivery of a new GLP-1 weight management service. The role is offered on a fixed-term basis until March 2029.

The successful applicant will have significant clinical experience working with people living with obesity including diet and lifestyle management, GLP-1 therapies and an understanding of bariatric surgery. A strong awareness of weight bias and stigma, and their impact on healthcare experiences and outcomes, is essential.

Working alongside 2.5 specialist obesity and bariatric surgery dietitians, the post holder will develop and deliver a service supporting patients living with obesity and complex conditions who are prescribed GLP-1 analogue medications. They will also contribute to the dietetic care of people under the bariatric surgery pathway. The Dietitians are key members of our multidisciplinary bariatric surgery and obesity team, consisting of Obesity Physicians, Bariatric Surgeons, Physiotherapists, Psychiatrist and specialist nurses.

Main duties of the job

Your work base will be at the Denmark Hill site of King's College Hospital. The post will work with uni- and multidisciplinary colleagues to establish and deliver a new GLP-1 weight management service. The post will also contribute to the dietetic care of people under the bariatric surgery pathway. The post will be supporting patients on a 1:1 basis in clinics, both face-to-face and virtual, and in groups.

Our large dietetics department expects all staff to be involved in project work, audit and research and teaching of other healthcare professionals in line with our mission to provide excellence in clinical care, research and teaching within King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. We also undertake student training and the post holders would be expected to play an active role in student supervision.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main responsibilities of the job

• Play an integral role in establishing, delivering and evaluating specialist weight management support for patients receiving obesity management medications (GLP-1 analogues).
• Contribute to the dietetic care of people under the bariatric surgery pathway.
• Use advanced behaviour change techniques and motivational approaches to support patients in achieving sustainable lifestyle changes.
• Facilitate group education for patients (including online interventions)
• Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings, providing expert dietetic input to support patient-centred care planning
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and evidence-based management of patients living with obesity.

Please see the following attached documents for detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of this post: 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.