Band 7 Locum Dietitian - London

Job Title: Locum Dietitian
Banding: 7
Location: London
Rate: £30 – £34 per hour
Start Date: 27th December
Duration: 1 month (ending in January 2025)
Working Hours: Full-time

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We are seeking an experienced and skilled Locum Dietitian to join a dynamic team in London. This role is ideal for an ITU/TPN Dietitian available to work over the Christmas period, starting on the 27th December for a duration of one month. The position is focused on providing specialist nutritional support for critical care patients, including TPN management and nutrition assessments. The funding for this post has been approved for one month, and the successful candidate will be expected to work full-time during this period.

Responsibilities:
As a Locum Dietitian, you will be responsible for providing specialist nutritional assessments, planning, and interventions for patients in the Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU), with a focus on Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). You will work closely with the clinical team to ensure that patients’ nutritional needs are met in accordance with their medical conditions, including critically ill patients and those requiring complex nutritional support. This role involves a high level of clinical responsibility, including managing a caseload of patients requiring intensive nutritional support and offering advice and guidance to the multidisciplinary team on best practices for nutrition therapy. You will also play a key role in monitoring and evaluating patient progress and adjusting care plans as needed.

Qualifications and Experience:

• HCPC Registration as a Dietitian.
• Extensive experience in ITU and TPN, with a strong understanding of critical care nutrition.
• Post-qualification experience in a hospital or NHS setting, ideally with experience in adult critical care.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks, and manage a busy caseload.
• Available to work full-time from 27th December through to the end of January 2025.

Why Work with Pulse?
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We believe in putting your best interests first, engaging in meaningful conversations, and truly listening to what matters most to you. You are an individual and a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide the appropriate support to you throughout the recruitment process and into your work placement.

Please note: We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.