Senior Specialist Paediatric Dietitian - Complex Feeding

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is looking for a Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian to join their multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on assessing and treating children with complex feeding needs, coordinating care with specialists, and leading nutritional interventions for improved patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Specialist paediatric experience required.
• Specific complex feeding experience mandatory.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead dietetic intervention for Paediatric Complex Feeding Clinic.
• Deliver nutritional analyses and tailored feeding plans.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior staff and students.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Presentation skills

Prioritisation of own work load

Able to work under own initiative

Time management

Strong communication skills

Computer Literacy

Education

HCPC Registered Dietitian

Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced and motivated Paediatric Dietitian with a passion for supporting children and families with complex feeding needs? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian (0.7 WTE) to join our specialist multidisciplinary team, leading on dietetic input for our Complex Feeding Clinics.

This is a unique opportunity to provide expert assessment, nutritional analysis, and intervention for children with behavioural and medical feeding challenges. You will work closely with Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Community Paediatric Dietitians, and the wider MDT to deliver holistic care that makes a real difference to patients' nutritional wellbeing and developmental progress.

Your role will be integral to our Paediatric Complex Feeding Clinic and Multidisciplinary Behavioural and Medical Feeding Clinic, with a strong focus on case coordination, clinical leadership, and active liaison with community services.

We are looking for a compassionate, autonomous practitioner with strong clinical reasoning and excellent communication skills, able to manage a highly specialist caseload and supervise junior colleagues across the service.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the dietetic intervention of thePaediatric Complex Feeding Clinic, offering high-level nutritional assessments and feeding interventions for children with complex needs.

• Provide expert input to the MDT Behavioural and Medical Complex Feeding Clinics, contributing to holistic treatment planning.

• Deliver detailed nutritional analysis (including food diary evaluations and nutrient content reviews), and initiate tailored feeding plans, including ONS and multivitamin supplementation trials where clinically indicated.

• Monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions, including growth and changes in nutritional status, using anthropometric data and feeding outcome measures.

• Liaise effectively with Community Paediatric Dietetic Services to support care planning, supervision, and seamless service delivery across pathways.

• Participate in MDT case discussions and ensure timely communication of dietetic findings and plans to local teams, GPs, and paediatricians.

• Provide clinical supervision and support to junior staff and students within the dietetic service.

• Support service development initiatives and contribute to quality improvement within the complex feeding pathway.

About us

The post holders will join a wider paediatric dietetic team of 39 WTE dietitians and dietetic assistants who cover a wide range of specialties including inherited metabolic disease, diabetes, renal, gastroenterology, complex feeding clinic, allergy and respiratory.

The service is overseen by the Evelina London Lead Dietitian and the Paediatric team form part of the wider Guy's and St Thomas' dietetic department of over 100 dietitians, with a focus on innovation, quality, education, development and well-being.

Details Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year p.a. inclusive of HCA (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

196-LIS9624

Job locations

Evelina London Childrens Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road London

London

SE1 7EH

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed job description, which outlines the main responsibilities of this post.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed job description, which outlines the main responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification Skills Essential

• Organisational Skills
• Presentation skills
• Prioritisation of own work load
• Able to work under own initiative
• Time management
• Strong communication skills
• Computer Literacy

Desirable

• Evidence of influencing change

Previous experience Essential

• Specialist paediatric experience
• Specific complex feeding experience
• Working as part of multidisciplinary team
• Conducting audit and research
• Student supervision

Desirable

• Supervision of junior staff
• Use of electronic records/ digital health

Knowledge/Qualifications Essential

• HCPC Registered Dietitian
• Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics or equivalent qualification.

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) or other body conferring professional insurance.
• Membership of BDA Paediatric Group
• BDA Paediatric Module

Person Specification Skills Essential

• Organisational Skills
• Presentation skills
• Prioritisation of own work load
• Able to work under own initiative
• Time management
• Strong communication skills
• Computer Literacy

Desirable

• Evidence of influencing change

Previous experience Essential

• Specialist paediatric experience
• Specific complex feeding experience
• Working as part of multidisciplinary team
• Conducting audit and research
• Student supervision

Desirable

• Supervision of junior staff
• Use of electronic records/ digital health

Knowledge/Qualifications Essential

• HCPC Registered Dietitian
• Degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics or equivalent qualification.

Desirable

• Member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) or other body conferring professional insurance.
• Membership of BDA Paediatric Group
• BDA Paediatric Module

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 the 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).

Additional information 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 the 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 Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evelina London Childrens Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road London

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Evelina London Childrens Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road London

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)