Children's Community Dietitian

The Methodist Church in Britain; Leeds; Híbrido; GBP 38.000 - 46.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

Laptop provided

Smartphone provided

Generous annual leave

NHS discount sites

Hybrid working

Full training for enteral feeding case

Peer support and clinical leadership

Descripción de la vacante

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 dietitian to join the children's community dietetics team. The post covers children from birth to 19 years, including long-term enteral feeding cases, feeding difficulties and faltering growth.

The role involves clinics, schools, homes and remote contact with full training provided for enteral caseloads. The post offers hybrid working with a laptop and smartphone, generous annual leave and access to NHS discount sites, along with peer

Formación

• Qualified dietitian
• Experience of delivering children's dietetics, and/or Band 6 experience
• HCPC registration
• Right to work in the UK

Responsabilidades

• Manage a caseload of enterally fed children in clinics, schools, homes, by phone, virtually or face to face
• Support continuity of care across settings including respite and foster care
• Assess and manage children with feeding difficulties and nutritional issues
• Manage food intolerances such as cows milk protein allergy (CMPA)
• Support children with faltering growth and fussy eating
• Work with children aged 0 to 19 and their families and carers
• Work with children referred from primary care and child health colleagues
• Attend community clinics and joint clinics with paediatricians
• Liaise with social services, education, safeguarding and other healthcare professionals
• Support the delivery of an effective, responsive and caring service within the team

Educación

Qualified dietitian

Descripción del empleo

This permanent Band 6 post sits in the children's community dietetics team at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, a team of about ten staff. The dietitian supports children from birth to 19 and their families, including long-term enterally fed children, feeding difficulties, food intolerances and faltering growth. Work is split across community clinics, schools, homes and virtual or telephone contact, and joint clinics with paediatricians. Hybrid working is offered with a laptop and smartphone supplied, and full training is given for enteral feeding caseloads.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload of enterally fed children, including life-long feeders, in clinics, schools, homes, by phone, virtually or face to face
• Support continuity of care across settings, including respite and foster care
• Assess and manage children with feeding difficulties and nutritional issues
• Manage food intolerances such as cows milk protein allergy (CMPA)
• Support children with faltering growth and fussy eating
• Work with children aged 0 to 19 and their families and carers
• Work with children referred from primary care and child health colleagues
• Attend community clinics and joint clinics with paediatricians
• Liaise with social services, education, safeguarding and other healthcare professionals
• Support the delivery of an effective, responsive and caring service within the team

Qualifications

• Qualified dietitian

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience of delivering children's dietetics, and/or Band 6 experience

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK

What’s offered

• Generous annual leave
• Access to NHS discount sites
• Laptop and smartphone provided for hybrid working
• Hybrid working
• Full training for enteral feeding caseload
• Peer support and clinical leadership team