Band 7 Clinical Specialist Renal Dietitian
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Hampstead Heath, NW3 2QGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
14 days leftJob description
The Royal Free has an exciting opportunity in our Renal Team. We are seeking a Clinical Specialist Renal Dietitian for a 0.5 WTE, 1-year FTC (Maternit...
Summary of detailed job description and main responsibilities outlined below:Clinical responsibilitiesResponsibility for patientsResponsibility for policy and Service DevelopmentResponsibility for Financial and Physical ResourcesResponsibility for leading and managingResponsibility for information resourcesResponsibility for Research and DevelopmentFor full details please refer to Job Description and Person specification attached.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Education and professional qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- Health Professions Council (HPC) registration
- Additional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training e.g. PENG clinical update, renal course
- Experience of working in renal dietetics, IP, Pre Dialysis or Dialysis
Desirable: - Membership of special interest group; - Evidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas
- Experience of managing renal patients
- Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
- Presentation to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals
- Student training and/or management of junior therapists
- Leadership in an audit or project, and knowledge of clinical standards in the management of chronic kidney disease
- Proficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis software
Desirable: - Experience of managing patients with CKD-MBD
Skills and apptitudes
Essential
- Able to work autonomously and use initiative
- Ability to carry out nutritional assessments, such as anthropometry, subjective global assessment, bioelectrical impedance analysis, estimation of dietary intake of macro/micronutrients
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Effective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
- Appreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others
- Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals
- Effective written communication skills
- Ability to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations
- Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
- Able to support junior staff to manage and prioritise their clinical caseload
- Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- To be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines
- Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
- Ability to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour. To act on this appropriately using effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness and negotiation
Desirable: - Evidence of specialist clinical knowledge in chronic kidney disease particularly relating to CKD-MBD and it's management strategies
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to negotiate
- Positive attitude to change; self motivating
- Motivated to achieve personal and professional goals to an excellent standard as appropriate to the job role
- A helpful, positive and flexible attitude
- Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
Other
Essential: - Able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines and travel to different dialysis sites.
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential: - Royal Free shared commitments
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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