OverviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven and dynamic Dietitian to join our team of over 65 Dietetic staff at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking a motivated and experienced dietitian to join our Critical Care Dietetic Team. The post is a permanent contract dedicated to the dietetic support of the Adult Critical Care patients at Kings College Hospital (at the Denmark Hill site). You will be managed by the clinical lead specialist in Critical Care (Band 8a) and Critical Care dietitians (3.0 WTE Band 7) on supporting dietetic services for critically ill patients.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to develop their clinical skills to provide specialist care for critically ill patients including Major Trauma, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Spinal injuries, Neurology, HPB and Liver, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Respiratory Medicine, Orthopaedics, Haematology, Renal Medicine, General Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis. Dietetics within Critical Care is a well-established service within Kings. Kings Critical Care is a world-class centre, one of the biggest in the country with 94 ventilated beds at the DH site. We have a brand new Critical Care Centre with 4 new state of the art Intensive Care Units. Kings Critical Care is a dynamic service with MDT patient care at the heart of its service.

Responsibilities

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of work in compliance with the ethical code of practice set out by the Health and Care Professions Council

Formulate and deliver individual dietetic treatment plans for critically ill patients based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of a wide range of dietetic treatments for critically ill patients

Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment

Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment regimens as required

To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload with the support of more senior staff

Work within Trust clinical guidelines and to have good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor quality of practice as appropriate

To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with British Dietetic Association (BDA) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards of practice

QualificationsEssential

BSc/ Post graduate diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

HCPC registered

Experience of working within the specialist area of Critical Care in the NHS

Experience of nutrition support, especially Enteral Nutrition within Critical Care

Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Membership of an appropriate professional development group e.g. critical care specialist group of the BDA

Experience in Parenteral Nutrition in the acute setting

Details

Date posted: 02 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum, pro rata inc HCAs

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 213-Division-A-7442127

Job locations: Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

About usKing''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 Kings College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

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