Principal Dietitian- Chronic Diseases

Job overview

The Nutrition and Dietetics department consists over 70 dietitians and support staff, providing acute hospital, community and outpatient services for adults and children. Staff work across sites including St George’s Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital, St John’s Therapy Centre, care homes and other community settings. The department covers a variety of specialties including cancer services, renal, neurology, haematology, paediatrics, cardiology, major trauma, gastroenterology, surgical, diabetes and infectious diseases. The department is committed to training dietetic students and actively participates in the education and training of clinical and non-clinical staff.

Main duties of the job

To lead the Chronic Diseases team (Bariatrics, Diabetes, Renal & Cardiology) at St Georges Hospital and be responsible for providing a high-quality care to patients with heart failure & other cardiac diagnoses, following evidence-based practice, being an active multidisciplinary team member and educator, developing nutrition policies and guidelines, and participating in audit and research to improve health outcomes and develop the role and service.

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**

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.

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
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Motivation and behavioural change skills
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working at Masters level or equivalent in speciality area
  • Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS

Experience

Essential

  • Postgraduate experience of working in acute and/or community dietetic services at advanced level
  • Experience of undertaking clinical audit/research in relevant clinical area
  • Experience in the clinical supervision of students/junior staff
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working
  • Experience in teaching and education to patient groups and healthcare professionals in relevant clinical area

Desirable

  • Significant clinical experience of working within the chronic disease speciality.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Postgraduate training in speciality clinical area e.g. cardiology/renal/weight management/diabetes
  • Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group
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