Band 7 Paediatric Specialist Dietitian (NICU)

BHR Hospitals; Romford; Vor Ort; GBP 56.000 - 63.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

BHR Hospitals is seeking an experienced Band 7 Paediatric Specialist Dietitian to join the Neonatal Unit at Queen's Hospital, Romford. You will provide expert nutritional care for neonates and contribute to the paediatric dietetic service in a dynamic MDT setting.

The role requires acute paediatric experience (neonatal preferred) and strong communication skills; responsibilities include leadership, service development and staff supervision within a supportive Trust.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics and registration as a Dietitian.
• Postgraduate paediatric training (e.g., BDA paediatric module 5).
• NDIG membership.

Aufgaben

• Provide expert assessment, monitoring and nutrition support for neonatal inpatients and outpatients.
• Lead service development within the neonatal paediatric dietetic area and contribute to policy/guidelines.
• Provide MDT guidance and supervise junior dietitians.
• Line manage and develop junior team members.

Kenntnisse

Service development

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Ausbildung

Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics

HCPC registration

Postgraduate paediatric module 5

NDIG member

Jobbeschreibung

Band 7 Paediatric Specialist Dietitian (NICU)

Band 7

Main area Dietetics Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 162-8063-CCS

Site Queen's Hospital Town Romford Salary £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum Inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

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Following a successful business case, we have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic paediatric dietitian to join our team. This role would suit an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 paediatric dietitian who would like to work in neonates to further develop their neonatal dietetic skills.

You will join another band 7 neonatal dietitian and work closely alongside the wider MDT to provide highly specialised dietetic advice to children and their families and carers, predominantly within the Neonatal Unit and Neonatal outpatient clinic as required; as well as provide support to the general paediatric dietetic service as appropriate.

Our department is actively involved in the education of other health care professionals and student dietitians, and as an expert resource on nutrition in neonates, you will be expected to participate in this training as well as the supervision and development of junior team members.

We are committed to professional and personal development, and you will benefit from many opportunities for service improvement whilst being supported in your own career development.

The ideal candidate will have good clinical dietetic experience. Acute Paediatric experience is essential, and some neonatal experience is highly desirable. You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills; and enjoy working within a dynamic multidisciplinary environment.

Main duties of the job

To work as a specialist Dietitian within the Trust by providing expert assessment, monitoring and support for patients in the neonatal unit requiring nutritional intervention by using evidence based practice and conforming to Best Practice Guidelines, as well as provide support to the paediatric dietetic service. The post holder will manage a clinical caseload that covers both in and outpatient work in addition to line managing and supporting junior dietitians.
To lead service development within own clinical area and contribute to the day to day running and development of the dietetic service through the promotion, adaptation and development of relevant policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence based practise and current research.

To provide expert guidance and advice to other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on matters relating to your specialist area. The post holder will undertake research and audit on a regular basis.

Multidisciplinary team working, close liaison between acute and community teams, and highly developed skills in communicating with patients, carers, and other service users is essential.

Provide leadership for the dietetic team, in conjunction with the Clinical Lead, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the dietetic service provided to patients within your specialist area on a day to day basis

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main 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.

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 Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. 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
• Registered as a Dietitian with the Health Professions Council
• Evidence of further postgraduate study i.e. BDA paediatric module 5
• Member of NDIG

Experience/ Knowledge

• Evidence of the dietetic management of a wide range of complex clinical conditions in paediatric patients in an acute setting or experience of working in NICU
• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams: nurses, speech & language team, Specialist Nurses, GP’s, Health Care Assistants, consultants, paediatricians

Skills/ Abilities

• Evidence of developing service provision

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Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working or job sharing where service needs allow.

Pre-employment checks
Please provide references from your current or most recent employer, including your line manager or supervisor. Successful applicants will also be required to complete pre-employment checks, including identity verification through TrustID and any role-specific clearances.

Certificate of Sponsorship
In line with UKVI guidance, we are unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles.

Recruitment process
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Inclusion
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