Principal Dietitian for Chronic Diseases

Principal Dietitian for Chronic Diseases - Band 8a9m FTC - Matrnity Cover, 30 hrs per week

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic dietitian (to cover a maternity leave position for 9 months, 30 hours a week) with approx start date Feb 2025 to lead our Heart Failure and Cardiology Dietetic service plus provide leadership for the other 3 Chronic diseases teams (Bariatrics, Diabetes & Renal) based at St George's Hospital in Tooting, London.

The team consists of 7.56wte B7, 1.0wte B6 and 1.0wte B5. You should be self-motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic with excellent team-working, communication and organisational skills. The successful applicant will be well supported by the Consultant Dietitian & Professional Lead for Dietetics and Principal Dietetic team.

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

Co-located with St George' is the University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King's Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal services, gastrointestinal services, intestinal failure, cancer care and stroke., The wider dietetic department at St George's NHS Foundation trust consists of over 70 dietitians, who provide clinical inpatient and outpatient services to a variety of specialties including Oncology, Renal, Neurology, Haematology,Paediatrics, Cardiology, GI services, Surgical, Diabetes, Infectious Diseases and Community Services. The department is committed to training dietetic students and actively participates in the training programs of clinical and non-clinical staff. There are numerous opportunities for professional and personal development. The team have a wide variety of extended skills including, indirect calorimetry, CORTRAK NJ tube insertion and enteral tube care., St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

Co-located with St George' is the University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King's Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal services, gastrointestinal services, intestinal failure, cancer care and stroke.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust - being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful - and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.