Stroke Specialist Dietitian
Frimley, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 3 weeks ago
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Dietitian to lead the delivery and development of the dietetic service within the stroke service at Frimley Park Hospital. This role is 30 hours per week onsite.
The postholder will provide clinical leadership, ensuring high‑quality, evidence‑based care in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The role will also lead on quality improvement (QI) and service development, using audit, data and QI methodologies to improve patient outcomes and service efficiency.
In addition, the postholder will have line management responsibility for members of the stroke dietetic team, providing supervision, appraisal and professional support, and promoting a positive and supportive team culture.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Dietitian with strong leadership skills, experience in stroke care, and an interest in driving service improvement.
Main duties of the job
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For detailed job description then please refer to attached Job description and person specification document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
We are seeking an experienced Dietitian to lead the delivery and development of the dietetic service within the stroke service at Frimley Park Hospital. This role is 30 hours per week onsite.
The postholder will provide clinical leadership, ensuring high‑quality, evidence‑based care in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The role will also lead on quality improvement (QI) and service development, using audit, data and QI methodologies to improve patient outcomes and service efficiency.
In addition, the postholder will have line management responsibility for members of the stroke dietetic team, providing supervision, appraisal and professional support, and promoting a positive and supportive team culture.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Dietitian with strong leadership skills, experience in stroke care, and an interest in driving service improvement.
Main duties of the job
- Key clinical area for autonomous clinical practice will be within stroke services, providing assessment and dietetic input for inpatients who are referred for nutrition support or enteral feeding.
- Contribute to the operational plans that enhance service delivery, patient care and departmental efficiency.
- Participate in the Trust’s Enteral Nutrition forum, sharing best practices, developing guidelines and promoting initiatives to improve patient nutrition and hydration.
- Lead on complex oral and enteral feeding decisions and provide clinical supervision and mentorship to junior dietitians.
- Leading on and contributing to quality improvement, audit or service development work.
- Team lead and line management responsibilities.
- To participate, as required and if appropriate, in extended services such as weekend working, 7-day working and extended shifts depending on the needs of the service.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For detailed job description then please refer to attached Job description and person specification document.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised degree in nutrition and dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Advanced communication course
- Leadership or supervisory course
- Evidence of further postgraduate study in specialisation up to MSc level or equivalent
- Member of British Dietetic Association and an active member of specialist clinical interest group
Essential criteria
- Prioritisation
- Organisation and time management
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Team working and autonomous working
- Presentation skills – evidence of presenting to large groups
- Ability to problem solve innovatively
- Demonstrable experience in quality improvement and service development
- Strong leadership and line management experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical specialist work post registration as a dietitian
- Training and supervisory support of staff and students
- Experience of audit and/or research
- Able to demonstrate a wide range of experience in all aspects of dietary assessment and treatment
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
Apply online now
