Advanced Specialist Stroke Dietitian

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a dietitian enthusiastic about neurology to lead the dietetic service within a well-established multidisciplinary stroke team at Northwick Park Hospital. The stroke service provides emergency neurological care and rehabilitation on a 59 bedded unit, one of the busiest in the UK. The post holder would also provide occasional support to the regional hyper acute rehabilitation unit dealing with severe complex physical disability.

The wider dietetic team at LNWH is spread across Northwick Park, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals. You would be based at Northwick Park but will benefit from the diverse skills and knowledge within the department which also covers paediatrics, critical care, gastroenterology, head and neck oncology and diabetes. The trust also has a catering dietitian, dietetic assistants and good administrative support. We are a teaching hospital and are committed to providing quality training for placement 2 and 3 students. The department is very supportive of research and training and has established evidence-based groups to promote service development and continuous professional development.

Main duties of the job

You would work alongside another band 6 rotational dietitian and support the upskilling of junior dietitians into the field of neurology. The wider multidisciplinary team (MDT) is very friendly and inclusive, and the dietitians are respected members of the team. The post holder will provide nutritional care, encourage evidenced based practice and lead developments in this specialist area, whilst working closely with the stroke MDT. You will support junior members of the department and student dietitians whilst undertaking their placements at Northwick Park Hospital.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.