Band 5 Rotational Dietitian

Job summary

**Please note this role is a secondment until March 2027. We will consider both internal and external candidates**

We are offering the opportunity for a secondment into the role of rotational Band 5 Dietitian until March 2027. This is part of a 6-month rotation scheme which includes rotations in chronic diseases,gastroenterology, senior health and acute medicine, community, neurosciences/neurosurgery and trauma/orthopaedics. This will provide an excellent opportunity for you to further develop yourclinical and professional skills as a Band 5 looking to gain more experience. The postholder will be in the community rotation which includes an inpatient caseload at Queen Mary's Hospital and outpatient clinics and home visits at St John's Therapy Centre and throughout the borough of Wandsworth.

Main duties of the job

The wider dietetic department consists of over 70 dietitians, who provide clinical inpatient and outpatient services to a variety of specialties including oncology, renal, neurology,haematology, paediatrics, cardiology, major trauma, gastroenterology, surgical, diabetes, infectious diseases and HIV. The department is committed to training dietetic students and actively participatesin the training programmes of clinical and non-clinical staff. There are numerous opportunities for professional and personal development.

About us

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. With national and regional referrals added to our localhealthcare services, we serve approximately 3.5 million people across Surrey and Sussex. St. George's plays a crucial role in London's healthcare system, being one of the city's four major trauma centreswith a helipad. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites,by around 10,000 staff.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Epsom and St Helier University HospitalsNHS Trust have strengthened their ties, culminating in the formation of a Hospital Group. This partnership enhances the delivery of healthcare services by enabling more integrated decision making, a stronger and more resilient clinical workforce, and improved access to a wider range ofservices for our patients.

The trust is a major acute hospital which provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care for complex injuries and illnesses, neurology,cardiac care, renal services, gastrointestinal services, intestinal failure, cancer care and a hyper-acute stroke team through to a wide range of community services.Co-located with St George' is the City St. George's University, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.