Role: Specialist Dietitian

Location: The Lister Hospital, London

Contract Type: Permanent,

Hours: Part time hours 30hrs Monday

• Friday (4 days at 7.5 hours a day)

Salary Range: Competitive (dependent upon skills and experience)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Dietitian to join The Lister Hospital, currently rated Outstanding by the CQC. This is an excellent role for a highly skilled and motivated clinician looking to advance their practice within a leading private healthcare setting.

The Lister Hospital, located in the heart of Chelsea, has been a centre of excellence for over 30 years. With access to leading consultants from London’s top teaching hospitals, we provide contemporary treatment across a range of specialist services including fertility, gastroenterology, orthopaedics and surgery. Our 60‑bed facility includes a six‑bed critical care unit and a 13‑bedded acute medical unit, enabling us to deliver personalised, high‑quality care for patients with diverse clinical needs.

As a Specialist Dietitian, working across both hospitals within the inpatient teams, you will provide expert, evidence‑based nutritional assessment and intervention for a varied caseload across the hospitals. This includes inpatients from surgical, medical, oncology and critical care areas. You will use your specialist knowledge of nutrition support, including enteral and parenteral feeding, to deliver comprehensive treatment plans and collaborate closely with the wider multidisciplinary team through ward rounds and MDT meetings.

The specialist dietitian will be supported by advanced dietitians to ensure effective dietetic cover across clinical areas during period of planned or unexpected leave, as well as with audits, service development and quality improvement projects. There may also be opportunities to have a supportive role within the outpatient department, aiding the outpatient team during times of high activity or staff shortage

What you'll bring:

• HCPC Registration

• Professional qualification in Dietetics (BSc Hons Degree in Dietetics or equivalent)

• Experience in provision of Dietetic inpatient service, including 3 years post registrations experience.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our colleagues, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Specialist Dietitian at The Lister Hospital you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you

• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals

• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service

• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme

• Group Life Assurance from day one

• Critical illness cover

• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland

• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you

• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.