Community Paediatric Dietician

The Methodist Church in Britain; London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development initiatives

High cost area supplement included

Job summary

Whittington Health NHS Trust seeks a part-time community paediatric dietitian to manage a caseload of children with complex health needs across Tottenham and Haringey. The role focuses on dietetic assessment, monitoring, and care planning for enteral-fed children, autistic youths, and infants with feeding difficulties.

HCPC registration is required, with broad paediatric experience at band 5/6. The post offers strong training opportunities and a high cost area supplement within pay.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate paediatric dietetics experience preferred.
• Broad paediatric experience at band 5/6 level.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of children with complex health or neurodisability needs and provide dietetic assessment and monitoring.
• Specialist neonatal nutrition care for home enteral feeding and oral supplements.
• Conduct full dietary assessments and develop care plans with outcomes.
• Record and communicate treatment outcomes with other professionals.

Skills

Dietetic assessment

Clinical monitoring

BMI calculation

Enteral feeding

Education

Professional degree/diploma in nutrition and dietetics

Job description

This part-time community paediatric dietetics post, 22.5 hours a week, is based at Tynemouth Road Health Centre in Tottenham and in special schools across Haringey, for Whittington Health NHS Trust. The post holder runs a caseload of children with complex health or neurodisability needs, providing assessment, monitoring and care planning. Patients include enterally fed children, autistic young people with restricted eating and babies with feeding difficulties. HCPC registration and broad paediatric experience at band 5 and band 6 level are needed.

What the job involves

• Hold a caseload of children with complex health or neurodisability needs, giving dietetic assessment, advice and monitoring
• Provide specialist intervention for neonatal patients on home enteral tube feeding or oral nutritional supplements, and build skills to cover enterally fed children
• Work autonomously on full dietary assessments, treatment and care plans, and give specialist advice to patients, carers and clinicians, interpreting medical treatments that affect nutrition
• Monitor and review caseload progress, developing care plans with evaluation and outcome measures
• Calculate BMI and protein, energy, vitamin and nutrient intakes against reference nutrient intakes
• Carry out height and weight growth measurements using correct equipment
• Maintain accurate records and communicate treatment outcomes with other professionals
• Be professionally and legally accountable for own caseload and organise it by clinical priority
• Reflect on practice and evidence sound clinical judgement, working to national best practice and BDA guidance
• Support transition of children between nurseries, schools and adult services on nutrition
• Adapt practice to individual needs, including cultural and linguistic backgrounds
• Undertake home visits under the Trust Home Visiting Safety Policy, keep up to date on child protection and attend strategy meetings

Qualifications

• Professional degree or diploma in nutrition and dietetics

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Sufficient postgraduate experience for the clinical knowledge, skills and experience required
• Broad range of paediatric experience at band 5 and band 6 level

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to assess and treat children and young people with severe and complex disabilities
• Ability to evaluate intervention programmes
• Knowledge of providing home enteral tube feeding in the community
• Understanding of child protection procedures and responsibilities

What’s offered

• Well supported training and development initiatives
• High cost area supplement included in pay