Specialist Neurosciences and Trauma Dietitian

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Neurosciences and Trauma Dietitian to join our friendly and enthusiastic Adult Dietetics Department at the Royal London Hospital.

This position presents an excellent prospect for a highly organised and ambitious Dietitian to lead the dietetics service for Neurosciences and Trauma patients in one of London’s four major trauma centres. This role  provides specialist dietetic input for a variety of patients including those under neurology, neurotrauma, neurosurgery and rehabilitation services.. This will be an exciting opportunity to work autonomously to develop the dietetic service in these specialist areas. There will also be the opportunity to line manage junior staff members along with supporting student training and contributing to teaching and training for a variety of staff in the

The successful candidate should be very motivated and hard-working with previous experience of managing a very busy caseload along with experience of leadership, management, MDT working and excellent communication skills. You will also have the opportunity to deputise for the Clinical Lead Dietitian as needed.

You will be working under the 8a Clinical Lead Dietitian who will support you in your role. As a department we are committed to continuous professional development and the learning and development of each team member is an important part of our Dietetic Strategy.

Main duties of the job

• To provide expert dietetic knowledge and experience to provide an effective dietetic service to complex critical care patients requiring Nutritional Support. This includes enteral and parenteral support.
• To provide specialist assessment, treatment and/or advice to in-patients
• To work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• To actively contribute to the development of the acute dietetic service and the dietetic service on critical care.
• To support and supervise dietetic staff
• To support and provide training as required to the MDT

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.