Community Paediatric Dietitian

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK seeks a professional to provide dietetic assessment and treatment for children and young people. Candidates should demonstrate excellent communication skills and a commitment to professional development. The role emphasizes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care. Flexible working arrangements are available to support a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible working opportunities

Employee assistance program

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic assessment and treatment for babies, children, and young people.
• Work collaboratively with dietitians and the Multi-disciplinary Team.
• Demonstrate sensitivity and professionalism when dealing with patients.
• Contribute to student training and the development of team members.
• Possess excellent communication and time management skills.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Dietetics Assessment and Treatment: Provide dietetic assessment and treatment for babies, children and young people residing in Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, and Havering with support from the established team.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with dietitians and Multi-disciplinary Team teams to improve nutritional care for patients across Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, and Havering.
• Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrate sensitivity, non-judgment, and professionalism in dealing with patients. Provide advice in a considerate manner.
• Professional Development: Demonstrate a commitment to professional development and training opportunities.
• Communication and Time Management: Possess excellent communication and time management skills to efficiently coordinate tasks and interactions with patients, carers, and fellow health professionals.
• Line Management and Training: Contribute to student training and the development of other team members.
• Flexibility: Be able to travel efficiently to fulfill job requirements. The role may involve travel across the three boroughs - Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, and Havering.
• Additional Information: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system.
• Use of AI: Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
• A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a 'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer' from the Working Families Charity.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
• As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

Armed Forces and Inclusion

• Supporting our Armed Forces: We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

Joining NELFT

• Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We are CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
• The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
• Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video, Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are: We are kind; We are respectful; We work together with our communities.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team and senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary. (minimum payment of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 - Per annum, pro rata for part time.)