Paediatric Dietician - Diabetes

Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust

Lancashire

On-site

GBP 49,000 - 57,000

Part time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Paediatric Dietician (Band 7) 17 hours per week is advertised at Ormskirk Hospital, part of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This post supports children with diabetes on the paediatric ward, outpatient clinics and at home, including involvement with Eating Disorders caseload.

We are seeking an experienced Paediatric Dietitian who can lead the dietetic service, develop policies, and train other health professionals, while working within a multi-disciplinary team across

Qualifications

Degree/Post graduate qualification in Dietetics.
Current HCPC registration.
Postgraduate diploma/MSc or relevant paediatrics/diabetes courses.
Evidence of CPD.

Responsibilities

Lead the dietetic service and provide high-quality paediatric nutrition across diabetes inpatients, outpatients and community settings.
Lead policy development, education and training of other health professionals on child nutrition.
Work with the paediatric diabetes MDT to develop and enhance the dietetic service in line with tariff arrangements.

Skills

Communication skills

Autonomy

Teamwork

Time management

Education

Degree in Dietetics

HCPC registration

Paediatric MSc or CPD in Diabetes

Job description

Job summary

Paediatric Dietician, Band 7 (17 hours per week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self motivated Advanced Paediatric Dietician to join our Diabetes team at Ormskirk Hospital. Part of Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Trust. A number of hours will be allocated to support children with Eating Disorders on the Children's Ward.

If you are a motivated, flexible and forward-thinking experienced Paediatric Dietician who is ready to advance their professional and clinical development in a more senior role we would love to hear from you.

The team is based at the hospital and provides a comprehensive service to children with Diabetes on the Paediatric Ward, Out patient Department and at home.

UK driving licence and access to a car are required for this post.

Main duties of the job

To lead the dietetic service and provide a high quality, evidence based up to date nutrition and dietetic service to highly specialised clinical areas of paediatrics including diabetes requiring an advanced level of knowledge, skills and experience at a range of locations in Southport and Ormskirk NHS Hospitals including in-patients, dietetic out-patients, dietetic community clinics as well as MDT clinics.

To lead policy development, education and training of other health professionals on matters of child nutrition

To work as a member of the paediatric diabetes multidisciplinary team to develop and enhance the dietetic service for paediatric patients with diabetes in line with tariff arrangements

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Advertising Date: 1st October 2026

Closing Date: 14th October 2026

Shortlisting Date: 15th October 2026

Proposed Interview date: w/c 26th October 2026

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Post graduate qualification in Dietetics

Current HCPC registration

Post graduate diploma/MSc or evidence of relevant post graduate courses in Paediatrics e.g. BDA Paediatric group modules, Diabetes

Evidence of CPD

Desirable

Fieldwork Educator/Clinical Educator Course

Values

Essential

We are kind

We are open

We are inclusive

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Clinical paediatric experience to include Diabetes

Working as part of a multi-professional team

Membership/participant of BDA Specialist Interest Group

Awareness of up to date NHS issues, Clinical Governance and its application within dietetics

Skills and abilities

Essential

Excellent communication skills, and ability to share information

Case conference experience

Ability to work autonomously and with the MDT

Time, prioritisation and self-management skills

Ability to manage change in a flexible, diplomatic and positive manner

Have a wide range of good clinical reasoning skills, assessment and treatment skills and able to problem solve and make decisions

To demonstrate reflective practice

Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and empathy in a variety of situations

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

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Ormskirk Hospital

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

United Kingdom

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