Highly Specialist Community Paediatric Dietitian

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK seeks a highly specialist Community Paediatric Dietitian. This part-time role involves providing evidence-based dietetic care to children, conducting assessments, and leading student placements. Ideal candidates will have strong clinical reasoning and communication skills, with a commitment to high-quality patient care. Salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710 per annum, pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering high-quality dietetic care to children.
• Ability to undertake complex dietetic assessments.
• Proven leadership capabilities in clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of dietetic care to children across Coventry.
• Communicate complex nutrition information to various stakeholders.
• Plan and supervise student dietitians during clinical placements.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Dietetic assessments

Communication skills

Job description

Highly Specialist Community Paediatric Dietitian

The closing date is 21 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced, and motivated Paediatric Dietitian to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Community Paediatric Dietetic team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW).

Overview

We are a Dietetic Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire based just under 10 minutes from the M69/M6 interchange. We are diverse in both skill and experience but also in personnel. We are a department of nearly seventy Dietitians (across Coventry and Rugby Hospitals) whose specialities include gastroenterology, critical care, surgery, stroke, major trauma, oncology, renal, diabetes, specialist weight management, paediatrics and community nutrition support. We also provide student placements to neighbouring universities in Coventry and Birmingham. As a department we are actively involved in both research and audit and actively encourage staff to identify and attend courses relevant to their role and future development.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Immunisation and vaccination Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

You will lead on the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based dietetic care to children and young people across Coventry and the surrounding areas. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop and influence community-based paediatric dietetic services, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across health, education, and social care.

• To undertake complex dietetic / nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis
• Use expert clinical reasoning skills to provide highly specialist individual dietetic advice and treatment plans for patients who may present with multiple / highly complex clinical conditions taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate discharge planning as appropriate
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required
• Communicate complex nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers using teaching, motivation and enhanced counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to change
• Take a lead on department audit and service development work (and research if appropriate to role), translating findings into practice
• Plan and organise the clinical supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement including planning, timetables and written assessments

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Carry out dietetic / nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis
• Use enhanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist individual dietetic advice and treatment plans for patients who may present with multiple / complex clinical conditions taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate GOAL planning as appropriate
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required
• Communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carers using teaching, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to change
• Lead on department audit and service development work, translating findings into practice
• Plan and organise the clinical supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement including planning, timetables and written assessments
• Support teaching / nutrition education of peers and multi professional colleagues
• Engage in department and own CPD activities
• Cover the work of colleagues and deputise for senior colleagues during periods of absence or peak workloads
• Provide regular clinical supervision and support to junior colleagues
• Provide line management to junior colleagues.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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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.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

218-AHP-B7-7530208

Job locations

University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire