An opportunity has arisen within the liver and HPB dietetic team for a Band 7 permanent 0.6 WTE position. We are looking for a dynamic, driven and enthusiastic dietitian with liver or hepatobiliary surgery experience to work in a busy acute setting at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Working alongside the other dietitians you will be responsible for providing the dietetic input to the Hepatobiliary (HPB) inpatient and Liver Unit at King's College Hospital. King's is the specialist centre for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic (HPB) surgery for patients in South East London and Kent. Kings College Hospital is one of the largest liver transplant services in the UK providing hepatology services to patients from around London and the south and beyond.

This exciting position is within the Liver & HPB dietetic team of Band 7 and Band 6 dietitians that deliver an in and outpatient service to the internationally recognised Hepatology and Liver Transplant Unit.

Main duties of the job

As well as inpatient post-surgical nutritional support for pancreatic and liver surgeries, general hepatology, the role will involve complex patient management and MDT working, liver transplant assessments and post liver transplant reviews. You will also be responsible for hepatology and HPB outpatient clinics. The role sits within the adult acute dietetic team at King's, so there will be an opportunity to also provide cover to the wider acute services. Kings dietetics covers a large range of different specialities including gastroenterology, haematology, neurology, ITU, diabetes, renal, cystic fibrosis and paediatrics so there will be opportunities to gain insight into other areas of dietetics.

You should have strong leadership and negotiation skills and be flexible to the fluctuating requirements of the service.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are proud to be a part of Kings Health Partners, one of only five Academic Health Sciences Centres in the country. This means that we work in closer partnership with our dietetic colleagues at Guys & St Thomas, South London and Maudsley and the academic department at Kings College London. The department is involved with student training and accepts students on placements 1, 2 and 3. The post holder would be expected to be involved in student training.

There are over 50 dietetic staff in the department across Denmark Hill and PRUH sites and there are many opportunities for clinical supervision, both within the acute team and the dietetic department at large.

Please see the job description and person specification for full details of this job role, including the clinical and non-clinical aspects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc / Post graduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
• HCPC registered (Dietitian)

Skills/knowledge/attributes

Essential

• Considerable post graduate dietetic experience in the hospital setting
• Experience with enteral nutrition support and provision
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Good oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Able to reflect and appraise own performance
• Experience of Hepatology and /or HPB patients

Desirable

• Experience of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT)
• Experience of interpreting anthropometric measurements

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

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