Specialist Dietitian

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UCLH Perioperative Medicine Service. We are looking for a visionary Band 6 Dietitian who can support the development of this service whilst providing expert dietetic care to patients.Following a successful trial of this service we are pleased to be able to continue to deliver the Perioperative Medicine Service. The UCLH Perioperative Medicine Service for High-Risk Patients has developed an integrated pathway to identify high-risk surgical patients early in their journey. The focus is on key medical issues that can be significantly improved before surgery - such as cardiorespiratory fitness and malnutrition. The successful post holder will hold a leading role in the nutritional management and support the ongoing development to this service. They will have a strong team ethos, be a dedicated, skilled and motivated clinician with a wide breadth of experience in oncology, surgery, management of long-term conditions as well as having excellent nutrition support skills. The post-holder, supported by the clinical lead, will work alongside the Perioperative Medicine MDT to deliver a service that puts patients at the centre of their own care, ensuring continuity, preventing harm, and proactively manage patients to improve outcomes.Main duties of the job Key aspects of the role include working as part of the Perioperative Medicine MDT; including the Clinical Lead for Perioperative Medicine, Clinical Lead for Surgical Prehabilitation & Preoptimisation, physiotherapists, therapy assistant, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Oncologists and Surgeons. The successful candidate will also work with the wider dietetics departments and community providers. The post holder will: Work alongside the Perioperative Medicine MDTWith support, be the lead for prehabilitation dietetic interventions across UCLHManage a clinical case load of adults with varied and complex health needs working as part of the multi-disciplinary team.Work autonomously to provide intensive dietetic assessment, recommendations, and monitoring to patients prior to surgical treatment.Uses specialist adult dietetic knowledge and skills: assessing, planning, implementing treatment and delivering dietetic interventions in a variety of settings including hospital, outpatient settings, and group settings to suit the needs of the client / group. To regularly liaise with and provide detailed handovers to dietitians supporting patients through the rest of their treatment pathway. Contribute to the development and ongoing quality assurance of the service, undertaking evaluation, audit and contributing to research. To be involved in training dietetic students on their clinical placements

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.