Paediatric Dietitian

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Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a qualified Band 6 Paediatric Specialist Dietitian in Blackburn. This part-time role involves working with children requiring dietary support, including those with Cystic Fibrosis and other nutritional needs. The position offers opportunities for clinical teaching and professional development within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Must have HCPC registration and BDA membership.
• Experience in enteral tube feeding is desirable.
• Recent post-graduate experience in clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Cover clinical supervision of band 5 Dietitians and assistants.
• Work as part of the Cystic Fibrosis MDT at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
• Develop training and guidance in Paediatric Dietetics.

Skills

Negotiation

Counseling

Problem Solving

IT skills

Education

HCPC registration

BDA member

Job description

Main area Dietetics Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 24 hours per week (hours can be spread across 3 or 4 days. ~Post holder is required to work Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays) Job ref 435-D044-25

Employer East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Dietetic Department Town Blackburn Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 02/07/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

Due to a promotion, we are looking for a new band 6 Paediatric Specialist Dietitian.

This is a part time post of 24 hours where the post holder can choose to spread the hours across 3 or 4 days.

The post is based in the Paediatric Dietetic team at Royal Blackburn Hospital but covers the localities of East Lancashire.

The post holder would be expected to cover the Cystic Fibrosis, step down neonatal babies and general paediatric clinic caseload. Experience in these areas would be desirable but not essential as training can be given. We are looking for a Dietitian with beneficial transferable skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be expected to be part of the Cystic Fibrosis MDT where care is shared with Royal Manchester Children's hospital. This is an evolving service as changes in treatment for Cystic Fibrosis are changing the Dietetic needs of our patients.

The post holder would also be expected to support our neonatal Dietitian with babies that are discharged home where they still require ongoing tube feeding or additional oral nutritional support.

The post holder would also cover general Paediatric clinics across East Lancashire localities enabling to develop or keep skills in general paediatrics.

The post holder would be expected to clinically supervise band 5 Rotational Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants.

They would also be expected to support the Paediatric team leaders to continually develop and evolve the Paediatric Dietetic team/ service as well as developing Paediatric Dietetics guidance, training and policies as required for the Trust.

Working for our organisation

The successful post holder will be part Paediatric team based at Royal Blackburn Hospital The team consists of two Clinical Lead Dietitians , six Specialist Dietitians each with their own specialist clinical area, two Band 5 rotational Dietitians, one Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and two Dietetic assistants . There is also a dedicated clinical support worker team supporting admin tasks.

The team use the EMIS electronic record system for outpatients and have moved to cerner for inpatient records and some out Consultant led outpatients. There is is good access to IT equipment

The team engages in regular clinical supervision and learning

The Paediatric team is a part of the wider Dietetic Department at East Lancashire. The Department is known for its innovation and has over 70 staff of which 45 are Dietitians and is well supported with Dietetic Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and admin staff. The department is involved in clinical pathway developments, audit, continuous professional development and student training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

There will be an induction period where competencies will be identified and appropriate training plan agreed.

We will accept applications from Dietitians who do not have Paediatric experience as long as they have suitable previous clinical experience for the post and transferable Dietetic skills.

The department offers all three Dietetic student training placements as well as Dietitian Apprenticeship training. The post holder will be expected to be involved in clinical teaching and assessment of Dietetic students on their placement so therefore previous student training experience is desirable. As we are a teaching hospital the post holder would also be expected to support medical, nursing and other health profession students as well.

East Lancashire has good transport links to Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and beyond and we are close to the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.

The post holder would be expected to work across the sites and localities of East Lancashire so the post would suit a car driver/owner.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Clinical supervisory skills
• BDA member

Experience

• Recent post grad experience working in enteral tube feeding
• demonstrable evidence of ongoing CPD in nutritional support
• Clinical supervision of Dietitians, Dietetic assistants, support staff and students
• Delivery of training
• Quality improvement projects
• Audit
• involvement in a BDA specialist group

skills

• IT skills (competent in the use of Microsoft office applications)
• Ability to interpret complex clinical conditions including biochemistry
• Highly developed negotiation, persuasion, motivating, counselling and problem solving skills hi
• Clinically competent to give specialist nutritional support advice to patients and their support network
• Clinically competent to initiate and monitor complex enteral feed regimes.
• Support development on policies and guidelines

qualities

• Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
• Ability to priorities own caseload effctively
• Working as part of a team
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour of patient/families
• CPD

Special requirements

• Commitment to work across all ELHT service delivery areas as required
• Ability to manage transport arrangements
• Ability to manage moving and handling tasks

Dear Potential Applicant,

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• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
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If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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