# Band 7 Stroke Specialist Dietitian

**Company**: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
**Location**: Romford
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £55,524 to £62,652 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Band 7 Stroke Specialist Dietitian to join our team at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful candidate will lead in the dietetic management and provision of nutrition support to stroke patients across the stroke units.

The role involves working closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality nutritional care, managing a clinical caseload, and line managing junior dietitians. You will also be responsible for developing and delivering teaching programmes for healthcare professionals and participating in service development.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, comprehensive clinical knowledge, and previous experience in a similar field. You will be expected to use your own initiative, take a flexible approach to day-to-day working, and contribute to the development of the dietetic service.

As a Band 7 Stroke Specialist Dietitian, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, with access to ongoing professional development and career growth.

**Main duties of the job:**

- Provide expert assessment, monitoring, and support for patients on the stroke unit requiring nutritional intervention

- Take the lead in developing and delivering teaching programmes for healthcare professionals

- Manage a clinical caseload and line manage junior dietitians

- Participate in multidisciplinary team working and ward rounds

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary: £55,524 to £62,652 per annum

- Permanent, full-time position

- Opportunities for professional development and career growth

- Part of the NHS, with access to a range of benefits and allowances

## Skills

### Required
- HCPC Registration
- acute clinical experience
- post-graduate experience

### Nice to have
- leadership training
- Member of appropriate specialist interest group
- Evidence of developing service provision

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