Job summary This role offers the opportunity to work as a Band 5 Renal Dietitian in a very friendly and supportive renal dietetics team based at the Kent & Canterbury Hospital. You will become a member of the renal multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and be responsible for the nutritional management of patients with kidney disease under the care of Kent Kidney Care Centre. As a Band 5 Renal Dietitian, you will have access to training and be supervised by a senior renal dietitian enabling you to deliver care to kidney patients across East & West Kent, including in-patients at Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Home Therapies, Haemodialysis Units and Renal Out-Patient clinics (Advanced Kidney Care, General Nephrology, Transplant Clinic and community Conservative Management service). Following training, you will provide specialist renal dietetic advice, education and support to patients, their family or carers and other healthcare professionals. In addition, you will be actively involved in the Trust's Clinical Governance Framework, including responsibility for continuing professional development (CPD) and audit activities within this specialist area. Main duties of the job Under the supervision of a senior renal dietitian, be responsible for delivering a comprehensive evidence-based and person-centred renal dietetic service to adults with kidney disease, including: Delivering a comprehensive and effective regional renal nutrition service to adults with kidney disease, including pre-dialysis, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, conservative management an transplant patients, Providing evidence-based specialist advice to kidney patients, their family/carers and clinicians regarding the nutritional support of kidney patients, Undertake diet and lifestyle assessments and formulate individualised patient management and care plans. This will involve the calculation of nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition, dialysis modality and other physical parameters, About us We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day. Date posted 26 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 344-4056KCH Job locations Kent & Canterbury Hospital Ethelbert Road Canterbury CT1 3NG Job description Job responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. Job description Job responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential 4-year BSc degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics or Equivalent HCPC registration Delivery of evidence-based practice Demonstrate person-focused approach Desirable Previous experience at Band 5 within speciality Evidence of facilitating learning in practice Evidence of on-going personal professional development Willingness to join BDA Kidney Dietitian Group Clinical Skills and Experience Essential Demonstrate interest in renal dietetics/experience of renal dietetics Experience of working in a team Ability to assess and calculate nutritional requirements and nutritional care plans Awareness of nutritional products and feeding equipment Communicate effectively with patients and health care staff Interpersonal skills: assertive, responsible and reliable Organisational skills: able to prioritise own workload, good time management Ability to reflect & evaluate own practice Competent in use of Excel, PowerPoint & Word Desirable Ability to Interpret blood biochemistry results Ability to critically appraise published scientific papers Awareness of the nutritional care of kidney disease and its treatment Skills Essential Demonstrate good communication, interpersonal, organisational and basic IT skills Desirable Additional post-registration communication, interpersonal, organisational, IT skills training Personal & Professional Attributes Essential Upholds and models the Trust values Person Specification Qualifications & Training Essential 4-year BSc degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics or Equivalent HCPC registration Delivery of evidence-based practice Demonstrate person-focused approach Desirable Previous experience at Band 5 within speciality Evidence of facilitating learning in practice Evidence of on-going personal professional development Willingness to join BDA Kidney Dietitian Group Clinical Skills and Experience Essential Demonstrate interest in renal dietetics/experience of renal dietetics Experience of working in a team Ability to assess and calculate nutritional requirements and nutritional care plans Awareness of nutritional products and feeding equipment Communicate effectively with patients and health care staff Interpersonal skills: assertive, responsible and reliable Organisational skills: able to prioritise own workload, good time management Ability to reflect & evaluate own practice Competent in use of Excel, PowerPoint & Word Desirable Ability to Interpret blood biochemistry results Ability to critically appraise published scientific papers Awareness of the nutritional care of kidney disease and its treatment Skills Essential Demonstrate good communication, interpersonal, organisational and basic IT skills Desirable Additional post-registration communication, interpersonal, organisational, IT skills training Personal & Professional Attributes Essential Upholds and models the Trust values 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 information 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). Employer details Employer name East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Address Kent & Canterbury Hospital Ethelbert Road Canterbury CT1 3NG Employer's website https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)