Paediatric Specialist Dietitian, Band 6

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Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Paediatric Specialist Dietitian to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work with a varied caseload, providing essential services to children and infants in a supportive environment. You will collaborate with a dedicated team, contributing to award-winning services in diabetes and nutrition. The position promises a warm welcome and a future filled with opportunities for personal and professional growth. If you are committed to delivering high-quality patient care and making a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC and experience in clinical dietetics.
• Evidence of successful clinical experience in NHS.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient services to infants and children.
• Support outpatient services for faltering growth and food allergies.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Clinical Dietetics

Nutrition Support

Problem Solving

Time Management

Education

Registered with HCPC

Member of the British Dietetic Association

Job description

Employer Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Gloucestershire Royal hospital Town Gloucester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 (pa pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/06/2025 23:59

Paediatric Specialist Dietitian, Band 6

Band 6

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

Job overview

Paediatric Specialist Dietitian, Band 6 (1 WTE)

Are you interested in joining a friendly and dynamic paediatric dietetic team?

We are looking for a paediatric dietitian to help us provide an inpatient and outpatient services to infants and children throughout Gloucestershire. Your caseload will be varied and will likely require 2 days per week working within the new weight management service (GLOW).

This service is based in the community and will be a mix of outpatient clinics and home visits. You will help support our outpatient services which provide support for faltering growth, food allergy and restrictive diets (based at GRH and CGH). We are also an integral part of the diabetes, cystic fibrosis, coeliac disease, weight management and feeding clinic MDT’s. We have an excellent reputation within and outside the trust, our diabetes service is award winning and we have exciting plans to expand our paediatric service in the future.

The successful candidate can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities at our Trust. You will work alongside high calibre staff who are passionate about providing best patient care and experience.

The paediatric department currently consists of a team of 6 Dietitians who are based at Gloucester Royal hospital.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have a varied and challenging caseload requiring excellent interpersonal skills including observation, active listening and excellent verbal communication skills. You will need to work as part of a team and liaise with professionals at all levels, be able to prioritise your workload, be flexible and assertive.

Working for our organisation

We are a large friendly department based on 2 sites; Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) & Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH).

Within the department at GRH we have a team of adult Renal Dietitians, Acute Dietitians plus a separately funded Home Enteral Feed Team (HEFT). At CGH we have a team of Oncology Dietitians plus the Acute team. We also have a Nutrition Team, a Specialist Gastroenterology Team and Specialist Diabetes dietitians working on both hospital sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We welcome any potential applicants to contact prior to application for more details on the above role

Victoria Bittle,

0300 422 5506

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of successful clinical experience in NHS being autonomous practitioner and able to act on own initiative
• Able to demonstrate an expertise within a wide range of clinical dietetics in acute hospital
• Experienced within the NHS on all aspects of nutrition support, sip feeds and enteral feeds
• Confident in enteral feeding in paediatrics – nasogastric and PEGs
• Experience of effectively maintain working relationship within a team
• Experience of nutrition screening tools and nutrition risk scoring
• Experience in implementing clinical governance
• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, caring and empathy skills and can relate well to staff and patients.
• Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills.
• Ability to assess individuals with complex medical problems and to plan their dietetic care
• Ability to make decision regarding change of practice based on clinical evidence and to disseminate same to other health professionals.
• Able to implement research evidence-based practice and apply to practice for continuous service improvement
• Ability to problem solve.
• To demonstrate Trust required behaviours in working towards Individual, Department, Divisional and Trust Objectives/Goals.
• Ability to deliver education sessions to patients, colleague and healthcare staff
• Prioritisation, planning and organisational and time management skills with ability to meet deadlines
• The ability to manage change and conflict to ensure resolutions with positive outcomes.
• Ability to work outside normal working hours, including evenings and weekends if the service requires.
• To maintain Professional appearance and behaviours whilst working for Trust
• Have a valid UK driving licence and own a car
• Attendance on relevant accredited courses
• Member of the British Dietetic Association
• Ability to identify personal development needs
• The ability to inspire, influence, persuade and negotiate.

The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.

Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

Committed to safeguarding our community

If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary. Please contact [e-mail] for further information.

The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance. As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [e-mail]

Committed to supporting service personnel

As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel. To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [e-mail]

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Victoria Bittle, Paediatric Lead Dietitian. Job title Paediatric Lead Dietitian. Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 422 5506