Paediatric Specialist Dietitian

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust in the UK is seeking a Paediatric Specialist Dietitian to provide nutritional support to children in both outpatient and inpatient settings. You will work closely with a dynamic team, addressing paediatric conditions, while receiving mentorship from the clinical lead. This role is ideal for an experienced dietitian passionate about paediatrics, offering a supportive and collaborative environment driven by care and compassion.

Qualifications

• Experienced paediatric dietitian with passion for children and families.
• Great communication skills aimed at clinical excellence.
• Ability to handle diverse caseload with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional support to children in outpatient and inpatient cases.
• Work in multidisciplinary clinics, handling various paediatric conditions.
• Engage with the dietetic team for mentorship and collaborative growth.

Skills

Paediatric dietetics

Communication skills

Clinical excellence

Job description

Join Our Team as a Paediatric Specialist Dietitian!

Are you an experienced paediatric dietitian with a passion for making a positive impact on the lives of young people and their families? Here's an exciting opportunity to be a part of our dynamic multi-professional team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

As a vital member of our team, you'll work closely with both outpatient and inpatient cases, providing crucial nutritional support to children, working in MDT clinics e.g. allergy, coeliac disease and cystic fibrosis. Your expertise in paediatrics will shine as you handle a diverse caseload with confidence and professionalism.

We're seeking a dietitian with a passion for paediatrics, with great communication skills and aim for clinical excellence.

You’ll have the privilege of working under the guidance of our clinical lead for paediatric dietetics, ensuring you receive valuable mentorship and support. Plus, you’ll regularly engage with our exceptional dietetic team, fostering a collaborative and growth‑oriented environment.

We will except band 5 applicant who would like to work toward a band 6 and increase their knowledge, skills and experience in paediatric dietetics.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we’re driven by care and compassion. We share a commitment to our trust care values, and you’ll be an essential part of this meaningful journey.

We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Feb 2026