Dietitian (XR06)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Leeds is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic dietitian to join their multidisciplinary Children's Dietetic Team. The successful candidate will provide a professional nutrition and dietetic service within CF and respiratory services, supporting various patients and engaging in training student dietitians. Applicants should have a relevant degree, HCPC registration, and strong communication skills. This full-time role offers the chance to gain experience across multiple specialized areas.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Dietitian within a healthcare setting.
• Attendance on relevant specialist accredited post-graduate courses.
• Good written and oral presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Nutrition and Dietetic care service within CF and respiratory services.
• Provide advice to in-patients and out-patients.
• Support training of student dietitians.

Skills

Teamwork

Time management

Self-motivation

Caring approach

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics

HCPC registration

BDA membership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Dietary analysis programmes

Job description

Weare looking for an experienced and enthusiastic dietitian to join ourChildrens Dietetic Team and the multidisciplinary Childrens Cystic Fibrosis(CF) and Respiratory teams.

Youwill provide a professional Nutrition and Dietetic care service within the CFand respiratory services. This includes support for in-patients,out-patients, parents and carers, all healthcare staff and participation inthe training of student dietitians.

Withinthe respiratory service, you will also support patients who attend theservice from across Yorkshire. This will require liaison with localpaediatric dietitians across the network.

WithinCF, you will work alongside the lead dietitian and another Band 6 CFdietitian.

Youwill gain experience and cover for general medicine and Primary CiliaryDyskinesia (PCD), working alongside another Band 6 PCD Dietitian.

Youwill also be expected to support the senior specialist dietitians and theclinical dietetic manager in the day-to-day management of the department.

Therole is Monday to Friday full time.

Expected ShortlistingDate

03/10/2025

Planned InterviewDate

21/10/2025

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

Mainduties of the role include:

Respiratoryservice

Thepost holder will be expected to deliver a service to the respiratory servicefor both in and outpatients.

CFservice

Assistthe lead dietitian in the delivery of the CF Paediatric service in Leeds.

PrimaryCiliary Dyskinesia (PCD) and general medicine

Thereis also the expectation that the post holder will gain experience inrespiratory medicine, working alongside another B6, to provide cover for thisservice.

Youwill also be expected to provide a cover service to general medicine.

Thepost holder will be expected to demonstrate initiative in assisting andsupporting the senior specialist dietitians and the clinical dietetic managerin the day-to-day management of the department.

Thepost holder will also be expected to participate in the training of studentdietitians.

About us

TheLeeds Childrens hospital is one of the largest childrens hospitals in theUK. We offer a wide range of secondary, tertiary and supra-regional services.Over 80% of the services we deliver are specialist including cancertreatment, transplantation and congenital heart surgery. Other specialitiesalso include childrens medicine and surgery, gastroenterology, cysticfibrosis, respiratory medicine, hepatobiliary services, renal medicine,neurosciences, paediatric critical care, neonatal services, oncology andhaematology, endocrinology, rheumatology, cardiac services, allergy,immunology and infectious diseases and diabetes. We also provide services forthe children of Leeds and across the Yorkshire and Humber Region and in somecases further afield.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Toprovide part of a professional Nutrition and Dietetic care service within therespiratory and Cystic Fibrosis (CF) services. This includes advice toin-patients, out-patients, their parents and carers, all healthcare staff andparticipation in the training of student dietitians.

Thereis also the expectation that the post holder will gain experience in PCD,working alongside another B6, to provide cover for this service.

Youwill also be expected to provide a cover service to general medicine.

Youwill also be expected to demonstrate initiative in assisting and supporting thesenior specialist dietitians and the clinical dietetic manager in theday-to-day management of the department.

Please see the attached job description for further information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or Equivalent Experience of working as a Dietitian within a healthcare setting.
• Attendance on relevant specialist accredited post-graduate courses at post-graduate diploma level or equivalent.
• HCPC registration.
• BDA membership

Skills and Behaviours

• Able to work in a team, demonstrating time management skills and initiative.
• Self-motivated and able to motivate staff and patients.
• Committed to personal and professional development.
• Confident and caring approach.
• Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas.
• Proactive within own team and wider multidisciplinary team.
• Portfolio of evidence of commitment to CPD.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer key board skills.
• Good written and oral presentation skills.
• Experience of delivering education and training.
• Analytical skills.
• Advanced counselling
• Knowledge of dietary analysis programmes.
• Good organisational skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Experience

• Knowledge of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Demonstrate awareness of specialist dietetic areas.
• Understanding of clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement.
• Has attended Clinical Supervisory Skills Course, or equivalent.

Additional Requirements

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy

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.