Highly Specialist Paediatric Dietitian in Ketogenic Diet Therapy

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced dietitian to join our team of 16 paediatric dietitians and 4 paediatric dietetic assistants, to expand their skills in the area of paediatric dietetics.

This post is to work within the Paediatric Neurology Service providing Ketogenic Diets to children with epilepsy and other metabolic disorders where the treatment is proven to be effective. You will work closely with the other ketogenic dietitians, ketogenic DA and the Consultant Neurologist to provide this service.

We require a motivated and innovative dietitian with good clinical skills and a broad knowledge in the area of paediatric dietetics. You will have good interpersonal skills and an ability to work well as part of a team. Some experience in Ketogenic diets will be beneficial but not essential and training would be provided.

Additionally, you will also work as part of a larger team of dietitians in this busy London teaching hospital.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Paediatric Dietetic team at St Georges Hospital. You will be a clinical specialist responsible for the nutrition and dietetic management of patients on Ketogenic diets.

You will provide Ketogenic diets to children with drug resistant epilepsy and other conditions where the diet is indicated, as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and demonstrate a high level of expertise within this specialist area. You will work independently to deliver the service and be an expert in your field. You will have a significant in-depth level of understanding across paediatric disease groups acquired through experience within the specialism and continuing post graduate training and study.

In addition, you will be actively involved in the trusts clinical governance programme by taking lead responsibility for ensuring continuing professional development, audit and research activities within this specialist area. You will follow evidence-based practice. You will be an active multidisciplinary team member and educator; to develop nutrition policies and guidelines; lead on and participate in audit and research related to your specialist area in order to improve health outcomes and develop the role and service.

About us

We are a base trainer for student dietitians and are actively involved in the training of other staff.

To assist you, the department has good I.T. facilities.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, St George's Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre.

With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

Date posted: 09 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum pro-rata incl HCAS

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 200-NN-7072250-BC-Z

Job locations

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Rd

London

SW17 0QT

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc / Post graduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
• HCPC current registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Postgraduate training in Paediatrics
• Membership of BDA and relevant specialist group

Experience

Essential

• Postgraduate experience of working in acute dietetic services at a specialist level
• Experience in Paediatric Dietetics
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit/research in relevant clinical area
• Experience in the clinical supervision of students/junior staff

Desirable

• Clinical experience of working in Paediatric Ketogenics and/or Neurology

Skills

Essential

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
• Excellent IT skills
• Motivation and behavioural change skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Working at Masters level or equivalent in speciality area
• Knowledge of dietetics within the NHS

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St Georges Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, London, SW17 0QT

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)