Job overview
Band 6 Renal Specialist Dietitian
Permanent Position
Location: 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:
• Inpatient services, including renal transplant patients
• Haemodialysis patients (both in-centre and satellite units)
• 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
Working for our organisation
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.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.