Senior Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Paediatric Dietitian to provide specialized dietary advice at the Royal London Hospital. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting both inpatients and outpatients in the PCCU and gastroenterology departments. The ideal candidate will have HCPC registration and extensive experience in acute paediatrics. This position offers an opportunity to further develop your skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered with in-depth knowledge in nutrition support.
• Significant experience in Nutrition and Dietetics within acute paediatrics.
• Experience working with gastroenterology patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialised dietetic advice to children and young people.
• Undertake inpatient work and outpatient clinics.
• Conduct research and audit to ensure evidence-based practice.

Skills

Ability to work effectively single handedly

Demonstrating behaviour change facilitation

Problem-solving and analysis skills

Accurate anthropometric measurements

Proven Audit skills

Effective presentation skills

Education

HCPC Registration

Qualification in Paediatrics or PCCU or Gastroenterology

Job description

The role will cover the tertiary Paediatric PCCU and Gastroenterology dietetic service at the Royal London Hospital. You will work as an integral member of the Paediatric Dietetic team (31 Dietitians who work across 3 acute sites). This senior paediatric post supports our well established PCCU for 50% of the post. The workload consists of both inpatient and outpatients. In Gastroenterology you will work alongside a Specialist 8a Paediatric Gastroenterology Dietitian and 2 other band 7 Gastroenterology Dietitians, 5 Consultants, 1 Professor and the MDT which consists of clinical nurse specialists, and a pharmacist. You will also have the opportunity to build your experience within other paediatric specialities and be expected to have a small respiratory role. You will ideally have good paediatric clinical dietetic experience, with significant experience in acute paediatrics. PCCU and Gastroenterology experience is essential. You must have excellent communication skills and enjoy working within a dynamic multidisciplinary environment. You will join a large friendly team of Childrens Therapists. We have a well-established programme of quality improvement and research, and fully encourage CPD. This is a genuine opportunity to develop your acute paediatric skills.

Main duties of the job

To work within the multidisciplinary PCCU and gastroenterology teams, to provide highly specialised dietetic advice to children and young people.

To undertake inpatient work and outpatient clinics in these areas.

The post holder would undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• HCPC registered
• In-depth knowledge in nutrition support and paediatrics.
• oMember of relevant special clinical interest group Supervision training
• oQualification in Paediatrics or PCCU or Gastroenterology or evidence of significant experience in these areas.

Experience

• Significant experience working in Nutrition and Dietetics and experience within acute paediatrics.
• Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.
• Experience of working with gastroenterology patients
• Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality.
• Experience of Supervision of junior members of clinical staff.

Skills

• Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups.
• Ability to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing.
• Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
• Accurate anthropometric measurements and skills eg weights, heights, skinfold calipers to assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan.
• Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients.
• Proven Audit skills
• To have effective presentation skills.
• Regularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal.
• Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
• To have participated in research.

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.