Senior Specialist Dietitian (XR07)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a highly specialist dietitian to lead the dietetic input for a children's obesity management service. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership, and developing resources for effective weight management. Candidates should have a BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics and experience in paediatric dietetics. This position offers opportunities for professional development and the chance to make a significant impact on children's health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric dietetics and/or obesity management.
• HCPC registration as a Dietitian.
• Experience in a senior dietetic role.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic support and advice to children and their carers.
• Lead the CEW service in a complex clinical area.
• Develop resources and clinical guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time Management

Proactive

Education

BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics

Tools

SPSS

Mini-tab

Job description

Weare looking for a HCPC registered dietitian with experience in paediatricsand/or Obesity management to lead and develop the dietetic input to our CEWservice. We have a 0.8 band 7 CEW dietetic lead supported by our dieteticassociate practitioner. Dietitians are part of the wider diverse MDT -medics, nurses, psychologists, physiotherapist, social worker, MDTcoordinator and youth worker.

Weare looking for a proactive dietitian with innovative ideas to engage andsupport our MDT. To be considered for the post you should:

- Have post registration CPD inpaediatric dietetics and /or obesity management.

- Be competent to work as anautonomous dietitian within professional practice guidelines and a structuredsupervision framework and deliver training to others.

- Be highly motivated, enthusiastic,and able to provide strong clinical leadership and support junior staff andstudents.

- Have excellent communication andinterpersonal skills with good time management to prioritise your work, meetdeadlines in a fast-paced pressured environment.

Ourservice is committed to helping you progress with your career and to developadvanced clinical and leadership skills.

Expected ShortlistingDate

16/05/2025

Planned InterviewDate

21/05/2025

Main duties of the job

Obesityaffects one in four children in the UK and can increase the likelihood ofdeveloping serious health issues such as Type 2 diabetes, liver, and earlyheart disease. Children living with obesity can develop breathing problems,sleep issues and mental health problems, which can impact their quality oflife. Early action can prevent the onset of long-term health problems whichis beneficial for the health outcomes of patients and the sustainability ofthe NHS.

Thenumber of children living with obesity almost doubles from the start to theend of primary school.

Twoand a half million children in England are affected by excess weight orobesity, with 1.22 million significantly obese and eligible for treatmentaccording to NICE guidance. Complications from Excess Weight (CEW) clinicsuse a holistic approach to treating conditions related to obesity in childrenand young people.

Nationallythirty CEW clinics are open with care delivered by a multidisciplinary team(MDT) linked to a specialist children's hospital.

OurMDT delivers the NHS Long Term Plan ambition to treat children for severecomplications related to their obesity, avoiding the need for more invasivetreatment. 200 children a year, aged between 2 and 18 experiencing healthcomplications related to severe obesity, are supported via West Yorkshire CEWservice.

About us

Formore information on our Complications of Excess Weight service, please followthe link: Complications of Excess Weight service :: West Yorkshire Health& Care Partnership

Youwill also be part of our wider dietetic staff. We are currently 34 full andpart time Childrens Dietitians & dietetic assistants, providing a widerange of secondary, tertiary, and supra-regional services based at the LeedsChildrens Hospital. We are part of the wider Nutrition and Dietetic Servicein Leeds Teaching Hospitals. You will be fully involved in student training,contributing to the provision of training programmes for A, B and C placementlearners. Our team has excellent support from four dietetic assistants andthe admin team. You will have access to IT and library facilities.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

JOBOVERVIEW

1. To work as a highly specialistpractitioner providing dietetic support and advice to children, their carersand Health Professionals in the specialist area of weight management.

2. To develop appropriate resourceswithin this specialist area of dietetic practice.

3. To help to establish and supportResearch and Development and a robust Audit review of service within thiscare setting.

4. To actively lead, develop, promote,and monitor on weight management dietetics service delivery againstcommissioned outcomes.

5. Provide a comprehensive specialisedservice, which includes relevant education and/or training to all healthcareprofessionals, carers and other workers involved in the care of childrenwithin their specialist area.

6. Contribute to all relevant activitiesinvolved in this, e.g. regional and national meetings, clinical networks andspecialised training, audit, and research.

7. To lead the CEW service within acomplex tertiary clinical paediatric area using highly developed skills andknowledge at the level of an independent advance practitioner includesproviding dietetic-led clinics and workshops related to the different comorbiditiessince within this patient cohort.

8. Produces clinical guidelines andpolicies for specialist area. Researches, evaluates, and produces new /updated guidelines on a national collaborative basis within the specialistarea and ensures that these are regularly updated.

KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

-BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent

-HCPC Registration as a Dietitian.

-Experience of working in a senior dietetic role.

-Willing to undergo any training as required to enable performance in the job.

-Advanced knowledge of current issues in clinical specialist area.

-Able to work within a team, demonstrating leadership, initiative andconfidence.

-Good written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.

-Able to demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills.

-Proactive in day to day clinical and non-clinical management.

-Good presentation skills in delivering training to large multidisciplinarygroups of staff or members of the public. (this may involve groups of morethan 50 people).

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

• Able to work / manage a team, demonstrating time management skills and initiative.
• Self-motivated and able to motivate staff and patients.
• Committed to personal and professional development.
• Confident and caring approach.
• Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas.
• Proactive within own team and wider multidisciplinary team.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of dietary analysis programmes.
• Experience of delivering education and training.
• Portfolio of evidence of commitment to CPD
• Knowledge of statistics software (SPSS, Mini-tab)

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
• Experience of working as a Dietitian at a senior level including paediatric experience
• Registered for Diploma of Advanced Dietetic Practice, Masters module(s), or equivalent experience as demonstrated through portfolio.
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of Audits or research projects undertaken
• BDA membership
• Attendance at BDA accredited course in clinical specialist area.

Experience

• Understanding of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Demonstrate understanding of a paediatric specialist dietetic area
• Good understanding of Clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement
• Knowledge of research techniques
• Willing to undergo any training required to enable performance in the job
• Evidence of clinical supervision, attendance of Clinical Supervisory Skills Course or equivalent
• Attendance on Leadership Skills Course

Additional Requirements

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post. This includes clearance on blood borne viruses In compliance with Trust Policy.

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.