Community Paediatric Dietician

NHS Jobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Greater London is seeking a dietitian to manage a caseload of children with complex health needs and neurodisabilities. You will provide specialist dietetic assessments, advice and monitoring, ensuring high-quality care aligned with national guidance and best practices.

You will maintain comprehensive records, collaborate with other professionals and support transitions to adult services when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic assessment, advice and monitoring for children with complex health needs and neurodisability.
• Reflect on clinical practice and demonstrate sound clinical judgement.
• Maintain accurate records of dietary advice and document clinical decisions.
• Communicate treatment outcomes with other professionals as appropriate.
• Be professionally and legally responsible for managing your own caseload.
• Calculate BMI, protein/energy intakes, vitamins and nutrient intakes for children.
• Perform growth measurements using height and weight assessments.
• Carry out full dietary assessments and develop care plans.
• Develop skills to cover and monitor enteral fed children.
• Support transitions of children between centres, schools and adult services.
• Adapt practice to individual and cultural/linguistic backgrounds.
• Undertake home visits when necessary in line with Trust policy.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of child protection procedures.
• Attend mandatory child protection training and meetings.
• Understand medical assessments and treatments that affect nutrition management.

Job description

To hold a case load and provide, dietetic assessment, advice and monitoring regarding children who have complex health and/ or neurodisability (cerebral palsy, syndromes, profound and multiple learning disabilities. To provide specialist intervention to neonatal patients requiring Home Enteral Tube Feeding or Oral Nutritional Supplements. To reflect on clinical practice, identifying strengths and needs and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement. To act professionally and adhere to national best practice guidance and BDA guidance at all times To maintain accurate and comprehensive records of dietary advice given to patients and record clinical decisions in accordance with BDA and Trust/ legal standards, and to communicate treatment outcomes with other professionals as appropriate. To be professionally and legally responsible/ accountable for the management of your own clinical caseload and to organise this effectively with regards to clinical priority. To calculate Body Mass index, protein/ energy intakes, vitamin and nutritional intake of children, in order to meet the nutritional demands and expected reference nutrient intakes. To carry out growth measurements on children through height and weight assessments, and ensuring correct equipment is used whilst carrying out growth assessments. To monitor and review the progress of children in caseload and facilitate the development of care plans as appropriate using evaluation and outcome measures. To work autonomously, carrying out full dietary assessments providing comprehensive treatment/ care plans, and giving specialist advice to patients, carers and clinicians. To develop skills, to be able to cover and monitor enteral fed children as required. To support the effective transition of children between childrens centres/ nurseries, between schools and post school provisions to adult services with regards to aspects of nutrition. To ensure the practice is adapted to meet individual/ client needs/circumstances; taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds. To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with the Trust Home Visiting Safety Policy. To be responsible for maintaining up to date knowledge of Child Protection procedures and attend professional or strategy meeting at the request of the Area Child Protection Team/Social services. To ensure mandatory child protection training is attended To understand and interpret the medical assessments and treatments i.e. medications, investigations, surgical treatments which may affect the nutritional management

£45,953 - £54,254 Inclusive of Outer HCAS pro rata, per annum