Band 6 Acute Paediatric Dietitian

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Romford seeks a motivated Band 6 Acute Paediatric Dietitian to provide high-quality nutrition services for pediatric patients. This role offers a chance to work closely with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to service improvement in a supportive environment. Applicants should have a degree in Nutrition & Dietetics, with at least 2 years of experience. Salary ranges from £44,485 to £52,521 per annum.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of recent experience working as Dietitian.
• Experience providing support to junior dietetic staff & student training.
• Relevant recent acute paediatric dietetic experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, evidence-based Nutrition and Dietetic Service to paediatric inpatients and outpatients.
• Provide specialist nutritional care for paediatric patients.
• Contribute to the Trust clinical governance programme.

Skills

Good clinical skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Education

Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent

Postgraduate study in paediatrics

Job description

Go back Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 6 Acute Paediatric Dietitian

The closing date is 21 October 2025

Are you looking to get more experience as a Paediatric Dietitian? We have an exciting opportunity for someone to take their next steps in their career within Paediatric Dietetics at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT). Being well supported by the band 7 Paediatric Dietitian, you will work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team to assess and treat children and young people with a range of nutritional and medical needs, such as faltering growth, obesity, allergy and/or many other acute or chronic health conditions. This role is extremely varied and includes ward-based in-patients, out-patient clinics, good multi-disciplinary team working and many opportunities for continued professional development and service development.We are a progressive, forward thinking trust and you will be expected to take an active role in the training of dietetic students, medical and nursing staff, service development and service improvement including audit.We require a motivated and innovative dietitian with good clinical skills and some experience in Paediatric Dietetics. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and time management skills, and the ability to work well as part of a team

Main duties of the job

To deliver a high quality, evidence-based Nutrition and Dietetic Service to paediatric inpatients and outpatients for Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT). The post holder will be expected to work across site (Queen's Hospital, King George Hospital).

To be responsible for providing specialist nutritional care, including assessment, dietary therapy/intervention and monitoring, for paediatric patients and their carers.

To work as an integral part of the Paediatric Dietetic Team and to act as an expert resource on paediatric nutrition, providing education and training to dietetic students and other health care professionals across the organisation.

To contribute to the Trust clinical governance programme by participating in continuing professional development, audits, service development and implementation of evidence-based guidelines/protocols/policies.

About us

We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

We're pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings forurgent and emergency careat Queen's and King George hospitals; anddata released by NHS Englandshowed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent and registered with HCPC
• Evidence of further postgraduate study e.g. paediatric course

Experience/Knowledge

• Minimum 2 years of recent experience working as Dietitian
• Experience of providing support to junior dietetic staff & student training
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Relevant recent acute paediatric dietetic experience

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.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearPer Annum Inclusive