Band 7 Clinical Specialist Renal Dietitian
Job summary
We are seeking a Clinical Specialist Renal Dietitian to work in our multi-disciplinary therapy team. Lead by a Clinical Lead Renal Dietitian and Clinical Lead Renal Occupational Therapist, the team is made of dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and therapy assistants - across inpatient and outpatient settings. Our team supports people living with chronic kidney disease and urological conditions across three wards based at The Royal Free Hospital site, and 5 outpatient centres for low clearance, dialysis and transplantation. This role is a full time role based predominantly off site in the renal outpatient setting on our Haemodialysis units.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who has a passion for supporting patients living with Chronic Kidney Disease. Whilst previous renal experience within Dialysis is desirable; we are keen to support dietitians who may have had exposure to renal inpatients and advanced Kidney Care, and value strong transferrable skills such as autonomous management of people with complex nutritional diagnoses, delivering patient centered care and working effectively within an MDT. Experience supporting the development of junior staff will be highly regarded, as will skills in quality improvement, service evaluation or audit. This post offers a great opportunity to join a well established renal team!
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle.
From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Details
Date posted
06 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£56,276 to £63,176 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
391-RFL-7532577
Job locations
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
NW3 2QG
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council (HPC) registration
- oAdditional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training e.g. PENG clinical update, renal course
- oExperience of working in renal dietetics, IP , Pre Dialysis or Dialysis
Desirable
- oMembership of special interest group
- oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
Experience
Essential
- oBroad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas
- oExperience of managing renal patients
- oMotivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
- oPresentation to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals
- oStudent training and/or management of junior therapists
- oLeadership in an audit or project, and knowledge of clinical standards in the management of chronic kidney disease
- oProficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis software
Desirable
- oExperience of managing patients with CKD-MBD
Skills
Essential
- oAble to work autonomously and use initiative
- oAbility to carry out nutritional assessments, such as anthropometry, subjective global assessment, bioelectrical impedance analysis, estimation of dietary intake of macro/micronutrients
- oGood time management and organisational skills
- oEffective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
- oAppreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others
- oAbility to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations
- oAble to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
- oAble to support junior staff to manage and prioritise their clinical caseload
- oAbility to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- oTo be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- oAbility to manage own time & meet deadlines
- oAbility to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
Desirable
- oEvidence of specialist clinical knowledge in chronic kidney disease particularly relating to CKD-MBD and it's management strategies
- oEffective written communication skills
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oAbility to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- oHealth Professions Council (HPC) registration
- oAdditional qualification or BDA accredited courses or equivalent in-house training e.g. PENG clinical update, renal course
- oExperience of working in renal dietetics, IP , Pre Dialysis or Dialysis
Desirable
- oMembership of special interest group
- oEvidence or portfolio of post-graduate continued development
Experience
Essential
- oBroad range of clinical experience, across a variety of clinical areas
- oExperience of managing renal patients
- oMotivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)
- oPresentation to groups/teaching other Healthcare Professionals
- oStudent training and/or management of junior therapists
- oLeadership in an audit or project, and knowledge of clinical standards in the management of chronic kidney disease
- oProficient use of PC & working knowledge of Microsoft Office and nutritional analysis software
Desirable
- oExperience of managing patients with CKD-MBD
Skills
Essential
- oAble to work autonomously and use initiative
- oAbility to carry out nutritional assessments, such as anthropometry, subjective global assessment, bioelectrical impedance analysis, estimation of dietary intake of macro/micronutrients
- oGood time management and organisational skills
- oEffective clinical reasoning skills & ability to reflect on own practice
- oAppreciation of need for personal accountability for governance issues (to include confidentiality, Health & safety and risk management) and how these affect self and others
- oAbility to treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account diversity considerations
- oAble to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
- oAble to support junior staff to manage and prioritise their clinical caseload
- oAbility to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary, with a willingness to be personally accountable for actions
- oTo be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence
- oAbility to manage own time & meet deadlines
- oAbility to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice
Desirable
- oEvidence of specialist clinical knowledge in chronic kidney disease particularly relating to CKD-MBD and it's management strategies
- oEffective written communication skills
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oAbility to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
NW3 2QG
Employer's website
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
NW3 2QG
Employer's website
Salary range
- £56,276 - £63,176 per year