Job summary
Band 6 Renal Specialist DietitianPermanent PositionLocation: Royal London Hospital (with travel to off-site dialysis satellite units)
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Dietitian to join our well-established and highly respected renal dietetic team at Barts Health NHS Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for a dietitian with a strong interest in renal dietetics and good acute dietetic skills to further develop their career within one of the largest renal units in Europe.
As a Band 6 Renal Dietitian, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality dietetic care across a variety of settings, including:
o Inpatient services, including renal transplant patientso Haemodialysis patients (both in-centre and satellite units)o Pre-dialysis outpatient clinics
The role is primarily based at the Royal London Hospital, with up to one day per week at dialysis satellite units in East London. You will be working within a diverse and multicultural community, providing both rewarding experiences and complex clinical challenges.
You'll join a dynamic and forward-thinking renal dietetic team comprising seven dietitians and one assistant dietetic practitioner. The team is actively involved in audit, research, and service development.
Main duties of the job
To provide a specialist clinical dietetic service at Band 6 level to patients cared for by the Bart's Health Renal Services. This will include all the renal wards at the Royal London Hospital; renal outpatient and dialysis patients at Newham University Hospital, Hornchurch Dialysis Unit, Whipps Cross Hospital, King George's Hospital or other Satellite units which may be opened in the future.
The main base will be at The Royal London Hospital but there is a requirement to visit your designated satellite unit to provide dietetic services to patients dialyzing there.
To function as an integral member of the clinical team, providing specialist dietetic care and contributing to patient outcomes. To continually evaluate and improve the service by undertaking audit and active research
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job 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.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Job description
Job 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.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- HCPC registered. Qualification in area of specialism(s) or evidence of significant experience in specialism
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration clinical experience in relevant settings.
- Demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and understanding team dynamics.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of renal dietetic clinical speciality.
- Documented evidence of commitment to continuing professional development (CPD).
- Understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g. via advocacy/interpreters
- Ability to present complex information to large groups (20+ attendees) e.g. presentations to Medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals as well as patients.
- The ability to supervise student dietitians professionals, in clinical care and day to day duties
- Self-motivated i.e. uses own initiative to seek CPD opportunities, recognise needs of the service and areas to develop.
- Flexible, adaptable and creative i.e. will work across different hospital sites/dialysis satellite units and adapt to changes within the service.
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance.
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions.
- Able to deal with distressed client's relatives and staff.
- Ability to work effectively single handily with individuals and groups.
Desirable
- The ability to manage clinical support workers
- Leadership skills i.e. through development of a project/service development or managing staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- HCPC registered. Qualification in area of specialism(s) or evidence of significant experience in specialism
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration clinical experience in relevant settings.
- Demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and understanding team dynamics.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of renal dietetic clinical speciality.
- Documented evidence of commitment to continuing professional development (CPD).
- Understanding of clinical governance and its relevance to everyday practice.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with people from a variety of backgrounds e.g. via advocacy/interpreters
- Ability to present complex information to large groups (20+ attendees) e.g. presentations to Medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals as well as patients.
- The ability to supervise student dietitians professionals, in clinical care and day to day duties
- Self-motivated i.e. uses own initiative to seek CPD opportunities, recognise needs of the service and areas to develop.
- Flexible, adaptable and creative i.e. will work across different hospital sites/dialysis satellite units and adapt to changes within the service.
- Able to reflect and appraise own performance.
- Able to set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions.
- Able to deal with distressed client's relatives and staff.
- Ability to work effectively single handily with individuals and groups.
Desirable
- The ability to manage clinical support workers
- Leadership skills i.e. through development of a project/service development or managing staff
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
