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Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital have a job opportunity for an Acute Specialist Dietitian to join the Dietetics team, focusing primarily on patients within the Medicine division. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality nutritional care across a range of acute settings, which may include Critical Care, Acute Admissions, and Surgical wards, depending on service needs. The role also provides the opportunity to contribute to service development, participate in parenteral nutrition rounds alongside a nutrition practitioner and pharmacist, and develop your leadership and line management skills within a supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary environment.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the acute dietetic team, you will lead dietetic input for inpatients in the Medicine division, support parenteral nutrition rounds, and cover General and Gastroenterology outpatient clinics on ad hoc basis. After 612 months, you will take online management responsibilities and contribute as a Student Placement Lead Educator. The role includes participation in clinical, service development, and team meetings, with regular supervision, CPD, and training opportunities to support your professional development. Collaborative working with multidisciplinary teams is essential to provide patient-centred, safe, and effective care.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job Roles & Responsibilities

* To lead and manage the Dietetic service for the Medicine division, overseeing inpatient caseloads across Medicine, Critical Care, Acute Admissions, and Surgical wards, ensuring effective clinical and service delivery.

* To act as a source of expertise for other dietitians, provide guidance on patient care, and contribute to service development, pathway improvements, and departmental initiatives.

* To conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments, implement individualised treatment plans, monitor patient progress, and provide input in parenteral nutrition rounds alongside Nutrition Practitioners and Pharmacists.

* To manage line management responsibilities, including supervising and supporting junior staff, conducting performance reviews, participating in recruitment, and leading student placements and inductions.

* To collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, community dietitians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe discharge, continuity of care, and adherence to clinical guidelines, including HCPC standards and safeguarding protocols.

* To maintain accurate documentation, implement evidence-based policies, participate in strategic and operational meetings, engage in CPD activities, and contribute to professional networks and departmental initiatives.

Person Specification & Qualification

* Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

* Registered as a Dietitian with the HCPC.

* Experience providing dietetic advice to patients relevant to the area of specialism.

* Experience in training and supporting junior staff or students.

* Knowledge of national guidance and key standards for nutritional management in acute care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

NHS Professionals Limited

Location

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road,

Harlow, Essex, CM20 1QX