Specialist Dietetic Practitioner in Metabolics

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team? Do you find training and empowering others rewarding? If so, then we have the role for you.

We are looking for a Specialist Dietetic Practitioner to jointly lead the metabolic team and support the service from a strategic perspective and to be responsible for dietetic research, clinical expertise, staff training and service development in the area of Inherited Metabolic Diseases.

The Charles Dent Metabolic Unit is one of the largest and longest established services in the world for the treatment of adolescents and adults with Inherited Metabolic Diseases. We are seeking a dynamic, flexible and innovative dietitian, with a significant amount of clinical dietetic experience, including previous experience in metabolic dietetics.

The post holder should have highly effective communication and negotiation skills and the ability to work efficiently and effectively within teams

Main duties of the job

Please note this is an Annex 21 position.- refer to the attached competencies for Annex 21

Pay arrangements are:

• more than 1 year but less than 2 years before completion of training 70% of the maximum of band 8a.
• up to 12 months before completion of training 75% of the maximum of band 8A

After completion of training post holder will move to the appropriate pay band at either the minimum of the scale or the point next above their trainee salary at 8A band.

We are a forward-thinking department of over 60 dietitians committed to clinical governance initiatives.  You will be actively involved in CPD and department activities.

For further information, please contact Hamise Smith, Clinical Dietetic Services Manager at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 020 3448 3509 or Charlotte Ellerton, Specialist Dietetic Practitioner in Metabolics on 0203 448 4332

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

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