Specialist Dietitian (Obesity and Bariatric Surgery)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Band 7 Dietitian to join our team of obesity specialist dietitians at the Denmark Hill site of King's College Hospital. The post is a fixed-term post to cover a career break.

The successful applicant will have a strong clinical background within the specialist area in addition to effective leadership and operational skills. They will have excellent inter-personal skills, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with other members of the team.

The appointee will work closely with one other band 7 Bariatric Surgery Dietitian and a band 6 Dietitian to deliver dietetic care for patients under our tier 4 obesity service. This consists of primarily patients on the bariatric surgery pathway - both pre and post-surgery with the potential for exposure to patients on obesity pharmacotherapy. The Dietitians are key members of our multidisciplinary bariatric surgery and obesity team, consisting of Bariatric Surgeons, Obesity Physicians, an Obesity Psychiatrist and Bariatric Specialist Nurses., You will be responsible for a clinical caseload and providing expert advice and guidance to other members of the team. You will be responsible for ensuring safe practice and contributing to the delivery, and evaluation of, an effective and efficient service. You will provide expertise and input into the planning and implementation of care pathways, protocols and support the leadership and management team.

Our large 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., 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 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 can take Team King's to another level.