Senior Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Senior Paediatric Dietitian to provide specialized advice in Cystic Fibrosis at The Royal London Hospital. This role involves collaboration in a multidisciplinary team and offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development. Candidates must have clinical experience, a relevant degree, and HCPC registration. A fixed-term, part-time contract is available with a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Nutrition and Dietetics, particularly in paediatrics.
• Understanding of team dynamics and team work.
• Experience with respiratory/CF patients.
• Supervision and education experience at graduate standard.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized dietetic advice to children with Cystic Fibrosis.
• Conduct inpatient and outpatient work.
• Regular research and audits to ensure evidence-based practice.

Skills

Effective single-handed work

Behaviour change facilitation

Leadership skills

Accurate anthropometric measurements

Specialized patient care advice

Audit skills

Presentation skills

R&D activity

Initiative in speciality lead

Education

BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification

Paediatric Dietetics Training

HCPC Registration

Job description

Job Summary

This senior paediatric post will cover our well‑established Cystic Fibrosis service which has excellent outcomes. You will work as an integral member of the CF/respiratory team. In addition you will support the other paediatric caseloads as required in supporting the wider team and help to line manage the general dietitians. You will join a supportive team including a 0.4 WTE band 4, 1 WTE band 7 Gastro/Respiratory/PCCU Dietitian and 2 WTE band 6 and 1 WTE band 5 Dietitian. You will ideally have good clinical dietetic experience including acute paediatric experience. Experience working within a respiratory or CF team is highly desirable. You must have excellent communication skills and enjoy working within a dynamic multidisciplinary environment. You will join a friendly department of 31 paediatric dietitians, across three acute sites. We have a well‑established programme of quality improvement and research, and fully encourage CPD. This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your career within the CF/Respiratory specialities. For more information please contact Charlotte Walker, Senior Paediatric Dietitian [e-mail] 02035941541 (Mon/Tues) or Sophie Aubrey, Head of Paediatric Dietetics [e-mail] 0203 5941532 (Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday)

Main duties of the job

To work within the multidisciplinary team, to provide highly specialized dietetic advice to children and young people with Cystic Fibrosis.

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

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

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.

Details

Date posted: 21 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inc. (pro rata)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 10 months

Working pattern: Part‑time, Flexible working

Reference number: 259-7634286RLH

Job locations: The Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR

Person Specification – Qualifications and Knowledge

• Essential
  • BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
  • Paediatric Dietetics Training
  • HCPC registered
  • In‑depth knowledge in nutrition support and paediatrics.
• Desirable
  • Member of relevant special clinical interest group
  • Supervision training.
  • Qualification in Paediatrics or Cystic Fibrosis/Respiratory

Experience

• Essential
  • Significant experience working in Nutrition and Dietetics and experience within paediatrics.
  • Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.
  • Experience of working with respiratory/CF 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

• Essential
  • Ability to work effectively single‑handedly with individuals and groups.
  • Ability to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing.
  • Leadership skills.
  • 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.
• Desirable
  • 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Barts Health NHS Trust

The Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk