Senior Dietitian - Stroke

We are seeking to employ a self-motivated dietitian to join our team of neurosciences dietitians at the Denmark Hill site of King's College Hospital, working primarily with stroke inpatients. This is an opportunity for a dietitian wishing to further develop their skills in nutrition support and work closely within a multidisciplinary team. This post is a permanent position., As part of the neurosciences dietetics team, you will be responsible for delivering the dietetic input to the stroke inpatient service. Strong skills in inpatient nutrition support are required with experience of managing complex patients as part of an effective MDT. There will be an opportunity to also provide cover to neurosurgical and neurology patients as required.

This role sits within the wider adult acute dietetic team at King's. The post holder will be expected to assist in planning the strategic development of the service and in supporting junior dietitians, including line management of up to one Band 5 dietitian.

One day per week, this post will support the HIV team based at the Caldecot Centre, providing dietetic support in an outpatient clinic setting.

You will play an integral role in the large, supportive dietetic team at King's College Hospital. Our dietetics department expects all staff to be involved in the teaching of other healthcare professionals, in line with our mission to provide excellence in clinical care, research and teaching in King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.

We also undertake student training and you would play an active role in student supervision.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is 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 aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

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.