Critical Care and Nutrition Support Dietitian | Barts Health NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Barts Health for an enthusiastic and highly motivated senior specialist dietitian in critical care and nutrition support. This is a part time position (15 hours per week) and the successful postholder will work alongside another band 7 critical care dietitian, the dietetics team and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver a dietetic service to the critical care units and in-patient wards at Whipps Cross Hospital.

We are looking forward to welcoming a motivated and dynamic individual to our Nutrition and Dietetic service at Whipps Cross Hospital which comprises of 9 dietitians and 4 dietetic support workers. The post holder will show strong clinical and leadership skills and maintain a strong professional presence within both the dietetic team and the critical care MDT. They will contribute towards the operational management of the dietetics team and leadership of the dietetic service to critical care and actively engage in relevant quality improvement, research and audit projects.

We are committed to work-based education and training to improve clinical skills and there is a robust system in place for staff supervision and CPD.

Enquiries to discuss the position are welcomed. Please contact Lauren Daniels, Deputy Head of Inpatient Therapies via email lauren.daniels1@nhs.net

• Responsibility for providingspecialist nutritional care to patients on critical care and on in-patient wards at Whipps Cross Hospital
• Deliver advanced nutritional assessment, diagnosis and management of complex patients requiring nutrition support, including enteral and parenteral feeding
• Provide cover for parenteral nutrition ward round as required
• Work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing to clinical decision-making, service development, education and quality improvement within critical care nutrition andacute nutrition support
• Act as an expert resource on the nutritional management of patients during critical illness and deliver education to dietitians, dietetic students and other health care professionals within the trust
• Supervise junior staffand provide support, guidance and teaching in the management of complexpatient cases
• Support the clinical lead dietitian in the operational management of the dietetics team includingday to day management, non-clinical leadership responsibilities and service development and quality improvementinitiatives
• Actively engage in and support junior staff members with quality improvement initiatives, audit and research
• Be compliant with the professional responsibilities of the role, including trust statutory and mandatory training requirements, HCPC standards of conduct and engagement in clinical supervision and annual appraisal of performance

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jun 2026