Childrens Dietitian

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's healthcare provider in Leeds is looking for a motivated Dietitian to join their Children's Dietetic team. The role involves providing nutrition and dietetic care primarily to children and young people, with opportunities for professional development and education. Candidates should have a BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics along with HCPC registration. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential, making this a rewarding opportunity for those passionate about paediatric care.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) or MSc Nutrition & Dietetics or Equivalent.
• HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
• Good written and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutrition and dietetic care to children and young people.
• Manage own case load with support from supervisor.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary care team.

Skills

Good written and oral communication skills

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Time management

Education

BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent

HCPC Registration as a Dietitian

Tools

MS Office

Dietary analysis programmes

Job description

Areyou an enthusiastic, recently or soon to be qualified, motivated Dietitian with a keen interest in paediatrics? Do you want to start your career supporting children, young people and their families and carers? We are looking for a Dietitian to join our Children's Dietetic team to take up this exciting post.

In this full‑time post (1.0 WTE/37.5h per week), you will join the childrens diabetes and general paediatric dietetic services, working closely with other dietitians and health professionals. You will work with both in and outpatients, have opportunities for ward staff education, continuous learning and career development. You will work across two sites Leeds General Infirmary (gen med and diabetes inpatients) and St James University Hospital (diabetes outpatients).

You may also have the opportunity to support other specialities as the needs of the service arise (for example neurology). You will have support and training for this.

Main duties of the job

You will provide nutrition and dietetic care to infants, children and young people, primarily as outpatient work, but also some inpatient work. General paediatrics includes simple allergies, faltering growth, nutrient deficiencies, simple nutritional support. Diabetes care will be to patients with both T1 and T2 diabetes. There will be support and supervision from other dietitians as this is a role for someone recently qualified in dietetics or someone new to children's services. The post holder will also have opportunities for teaching and education of healthcare staff, parents and other carers.

Excellent communication skills and an understanding and strong commitment to multi‑disciplinary team working are essential.

About us

The Leeds Children's hospital is one of the largest children's hospitals in the UK. We offer a wide range of secondary, tertiary and supra‑regional services. We provide services for the children of Leeds and across the Yorkshire and Humber Region and in some cases further afield. The Children and Young Peoples Diabetes Team is a large multiprofessional team with a national reputation for excellence. You will be an integral part of this team and have opportunity to be part of innovative and groundbreaking diabetes care.

Our Children's Dietetic Team is a large, friendly and supportive department of 36 staff, including Children’s Dietitians, Dietetic Assistants and Dietetic Associate Practitioners, Special Feed Unit Technicians and Admin staff. We are part of the wider Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Nutrition and Dietetic Service and have close links with adult services.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying ‘at risk’ members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job responsibilities

Provide part of a professional Nutrition and Dietetic care service, which includes advice to in‑patients, out‑patients, all healthcare staff and participation in the training of student Dietitians.

Work within the Dietetic Service providing effective interventions to specific clinical areas.

Provide a patient focussed service using Dietetic core skills.

The post holder will be professional accountable to the HCPC and accountable contractually to their employer and to the law for their actions.

The post holder will:

• Manage own case load to a level agreed with supervisor/line manager.
• Be involved in the provision of education and training to healthcare staff, patients, care providers and students.
• liaise with the multidisciplinary care team to provide integrated dietetic care.
• Be an active member of the out of hours service.

Knowledge, skills and experience required

• BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent.
• HCPC Registration as a Dietitian.
• Willing to undergo any training as required to enable performance in the job.
• Awareness of current issues in Dietetics.
• Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. No previous dietetic experience required.
• Able to work within a team, demonstrate initiative, time management and organisational skills.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) or MSc Nutrition & Dietetics or Equivalent.
• HCPC registration.
• Dietetic experience with some knowledge of the work of a paediatric dietitian.
• BDA membership.

Skills & behaviours

• Demonstrate interest in paediatric dietetics.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of type 1 diabetes.
• Able to work in a team, demonstrating time management skills and initiative.
• Self‑motivated and able to motivate staff, patients and families.
• Committed to personal and professional development.
• Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas.
• Committed to being proactive within own team and wider multidisciplinary team.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer key board skills.
• Experience of delivering education and training.
• Knowledge of dietary analysis programmes.
• Good organisational skills.
• Knowledge for MS Office.
• Understanding of clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement.
• Analytical skills.

Experience

• Willing to undergo any training required to enable performance in the job.
• If re‑entrant to service, has taken re‑entry training.
• Behaviour change/MI training as part of university education.
• Experience of participation in children's activities e.g voluntary work, activity holidays, parenting.

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.