Senior Specialist Dietitian Full Time

Job Vacancies My account Please wait, loadingSectorJob listJob detailsSenior Specialist DietitianNHS AfC: Band 6Main area Band 6 Dietitian Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) HoursFull timePart timeFlexible working37.5 hours per week Job ref 418-DTO4228-KA-ASite Luton & Dunstable Hospital Town Luton Salary £39,959 – £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/05/2026 23:59 Interview date 13/05/2026Job OverviewThis is a Band 6 Senior Dietitian role based at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. The successful individual will provide a specialist dietetics service to patients on the surgical and general wards. This role also involves cover across a range of acute clinical areas within the trust.Main duties of the jobTo manage a complex caseload of surgical and general inpatients. This may include ITU, respiratory, gastroenterology and oncology.To undertake comprehensive nutritional assessments for patients, including the collection and interpretation of dietary history, to inform clinical decision making.To develop, implement and evaluate individualised dietetic care plans and feeding regimens using evidence based practice, national guidance and established departmental protocols.To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients within your own scope of practice and organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.To work as an autonomous practitioner by planning and prioritising own workload according to locally agreed priority coding and supporting dietetic assistant practitioners and less experienced dietitians to do the same.To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentations/multi pathologies and use clinical reasoning skills to set nutritional goals for each patient.To ensure adequate monitoring and review of patients.To co-ordinate appropriate follow up, discharge arrangements and outward referrals to other services in order to facilitate the safe and timely discharge/transfer of care.To be responsible for safe discharge planning including co-ordination of patients requiring home enteral feeding.Working for our organisationBedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.Our valuesWe not only recruit based on qualifications and experience – we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.Detailed Job Description And Main ResponsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and personal specification for full details of job and requirements.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteriaDegree or equivalent in Nutrition & DieteticsHCPC registrationDesirable criteriaBDA memberExperienceEssential criteriaExperience of dietetics across a wide range of areasExperience managing surgical patients including undertaking comprehensive assessments and creating dietetic plans for new and review patientsExperience working as part of a team and within an MDTExperience managing own workloadExperience of clinical triage and assessment of referralsExperience of safe discharge planning including those requiring home enteral feedingDesirable criteriaCurrent or previous experience within the NHS setting (either through training or employment)Experience managing ITU patients including undertaking comprehensive assessments and creating dietetic plans for new and review patientsExperience managing patients requiring parenteral nutritionExperience of contributing to the development and updating of policies, guidelines, patient information and other resourcesKnowledgeEssential criteriaKnowledge of general dietetics including relevant policies and guidelinesSpecialist knowledge of the management of surgical patientsAbility to analyse and interpret complex and specialist medical and nutritional informationAbility to provide specialised nutritional/dietetic information to medical staff or groups of health or other professionalsDesirable criteriaKnowledge of the dietetic management of patients requiring parenteral nutritionSpecialist knowledge of the management of ITU patientsSkillsEssential criteriaCommunication skills and ability to adapt communication style as required to a wide range of peopleIT skills including familiarity with Microsoft Office softwarePrioritisation skills to plan work on a day to day basis and look aheadTime management and organisation skills in order to manage own workload effectively and meet deadlinesAbility to work as part of a team and within an MDTIt is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.Documents to downloadJob Description (PDF, 224.6KB)Personal Specifications (PDF, 56.5KB)Functional Aspects (PDF, 160.6KB)L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)Apply online nowFurther details / informal visits contactName Nihar Shah Job title Therapy Service Manager Email address nihar.shah4@bedsft.nhs.uk Telephone number 07813363734If you have problems applying, contactAddress Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS TrustLewsey RoadLutonBedfordshireLU4 0DZTelephone 01582 497325List all jobs in Allied Health Professions or all sectorsSectorJob listJob details