Band 6 Renal Dietitian | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 Dietitian to join our team of 5 renal dietitians on a full time, permanent basis.

Full renal training, clinical supervision and wider therapies support will be provided for candidates not familiar with the renal specialty, but keen to learn new competencies.

The post holder will be responsible for the management of patients on the renal inpatient wards, patients on dialysis, as well as carrying a clinical outpatient caseload. The role is one of an expert practitioner who works autonomously as well as part of a team.

· To be responsibleforthe provisionof a specialist, evidencebased dieteticrenalnutrition services toLow Clearance,Nephrology, Haemodialysis,PeritonealDialysis and Transplantation patients both in an inpatient and an outpatient environment.

· To provide expert advice to patients,carers,and clinicians regarding provision ofnutritional support for renal patients based onclinical evidence. This will involvenutritional diagnosis, thedevelopment of treatmentplans andprescription of dietarytreatmentand ACBS products.

· To interpret received information concerning medicalandsocial history to ensure expert advice is given in a person centred,ageand culturally specific way.

· To providehighlycomplex renalnutrition counsellingand use of reassurance andmotivationalskills to overcome barriers tochangeparticularlywhere thereisnon­compliance.

· To train and support members of the multidisciplinary team to allow effective use ofa nutritional screening tool.

· Ability toutilise developedcommunication and teaching skillsto educatethe diverseandmulticultural renal population with barriers tounderstanding the essential,highly complexrenal advice both on a one-to-one basis andingroups.

· To make clinical decisionsabout theappropriate andsafeadministration of EN (enteralnutrition) orPN (parenteral nutrition) to the patient or recommendations asto alternativenutritionsupport.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

This advert closes on Sunday 17 May 2026