# Specialist Rotational Dietician

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Dietitian
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 pa inclusive
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26T13:01:07.040Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Nutrition_Dietetics/Nutrition_Dietetics-v8112671
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8112671?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 6 dietitian to join our B6 rotational team where you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, but also be involved in service development and student training as a substantive role. There may also be some fixed term opportunities available.

There are nine rotations each lasting one year: two at St Mary’s Hospital: Critical care, Liver/respiratory; three of which are based at Charing Cross Hospital: Stroke, ICU/AMU, Head and Neck/Oncology and four at Hammersmith Hospital: Renal, Gastroenterology/medical, Haemato-oncology and ICU/Cardiothoracic/Cardiology. Rotations occur in Spring each year.

Our current vacancy will be filling a gap at the CXH site in the oncology/head and neck rotation.  You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, with formal training in parenteral nutrition, renal or critical care where appropriate.  All rotations require skills to manage complex enteral tube nutritional support and multidisciplinary working.  There maybe some line management opportunities.

We also facilitate placement 1, 2’s and 3’s for dietetic students and are involved in teaching other health professionals such as nursing and therapy colleagues.   The department also supports robust CPD for all staff members.

If you have a questioning mind, enjoy a challenge and work well as part of a team, we look forward to receiving your application.

### Main duties of the job

- To work closely with the specialist team, wards, units and clinics in line with departmental guidelines.  Attending all relevant ward rounds, case conferences and audit meetings.
- Contributes to both internal and interdisciplinary working parties
- To liaise with and advise on dietetic issues directly contributing to the care of patients to medical and nursing staff, both internally and externally with GP’s, district nurses and community teams.
- To liaise with catering and diet bay staff to ensure appropriate therapeutic meal provision for patients.
- To take an active part in the training, supervision and assessment of student Dietitians including planning and delivery of seminars/tutorials/programmes.
- To play an active role in training healthcare professional e.g. medical, nursing and AHP’s.

### 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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

## Job Details

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 6 dietitian to join our B6 rotational team where you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, but also be involved in service development and student training as a substantive role. There may also be some fixed term opportunities available.

There are nine rotations each lasting one year: two at St Mary’s Hospital: Critical care, Liver/respiratory; three of which are based at Charing Cross Hospital: Stroke, ICU/AMU, Head and Neck/Oncology and four at Hammersmith Hospital: Renal, Gastroenterology/medical, Haemato-oncology and ICU/Cardiothoracic/Cardiology. Rotations occur in Spring each year.

Our current vacancy will be filling a gap at the CXH site in the oncology/head and neck rotation. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, with formal training in parenteral nutrition, renal or critical care where appropriate. All rotations require skills to manage complex enteral tube nutritional support and multidisciplinary working. There maybe some line management opportunities.

We also facilitate placement 1, 2’s and 3’s for dietetic students and are involved in teaching other health professionals such as nursing and therapy colleagues. The department also supports robust CPD for all staff members.

If you have a questioning mind, enjoy a challenge and work well as part of a team, we look forward to receiving your application.

## Job Description

To work closely with the specialist team, wards, units and clinics in line with departmental guidelines. Attending all relevant ward rounds, case conferences and audit meetings.

Contributes to both internal and interdisciplinary working parties

To liaise with and advise on dietetic issues directly contributing to the care of patients to medical and nursing staff, both internally and externally with GP’s, district nurses and community teams.

To liaise with catering and diet bay staff to ensure appropriate therapeutic meal provision for patients.

To take an active part in the training, supervision and assessment of student Dietitians including planning and delivery of seminars/tutorials/programmes.

To play an active role in training healthcare professional e.g. medical, nursing and AHP’s.

## 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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Computer literacy including email, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Basic nutritional assessment techniques
- Use of dietary assessment software

### Experience

**Essential**

- Clinical experience of working with complex patients in the acute NHS setting.
- Experience of being involved in audit
- Experience of clinical supervision of students and junior staff

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in a teaching hospital

### Education/ Qualifications

**Essential**

- Recognised Degree and/or postgraduate diploma
- Candidates are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
- Eligible for HCPC registration (Dietitian)
- Evidence of on-going CPD
- Supervisory skills training

**Desirable**

- Post registration validated professional course e.g. PENG

## Documents

- [frf form (pdf, 256.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407880)
- [job description (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407879)
- [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427)

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