Specialist Dietitian

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Dietitian for paediatric allergy to cover maternity leave until August 2027. The post combines specialist clinical work with teaching colleagues, patients and families, while contributing to a new paediatric allergy service.

Applicants must be HCPC registered and have experience as a registered dietitian, with ability to work across inpatient wards and collaborate with the acute dietetic team.

Qualifications

• Qualified dietitian with a 4-year degree, post-graduate diploma or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience as a registered dietitian.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a paediatric allergy service.
• Provide expert nutritional care across inpatient settings.
• Collaborate with the wider acute dietetic team.
• Deliver education and training to colleagues, healthcare professionals, patients and families.
• Promote best practice and empower those supported.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Teaching/Training

Clinical care

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor/Dorth Dietetics degree

HCPC registration

Job description

A fixed-term Specialist Dietitian post in the Paediatric Dietetics Team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, providing maternity leave cover until August 2027. The work centres on helping to develop and run a new paediatric allergy service, alongside expert nutritional care on inpatient wards with the acute dietetic team. The post pairs specialist clinical work with teaching colleagues, patients and families. Applicants must be registered with the HCPC and have worked as a registered dietitian.

What the job involves

• Help develop and deliver a new paediatric allergy service
• Provide expert nutritional care across inpatient settings
• Work collaboratively with the wider acute dietetic team
• Deliver education and training to colleagues, healthcare professionals, patients and families/carers
• Promote best practice and empower those supported

Qualifications

• Qualified dietitian with a 4-year degree, post-graduate diploma or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience

• Experience working as a registered dietitian
• Ability to apply depth of knowledge gained through experience to a specialist area

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication, including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training
• Working as an integral member of dietetic and multiprofessional teams, building relationships with patients, carers and staff
• Handling sensitive, confidential information and supporting distressed or anxious people
• Communicating across barriers such as language, adapting approach to the situation
• Interpreting complex information and using professional judgement to choose between options
• Planning own workload and the work of allocated student dietitians despite interruptions and changing priorities

Other

• Making decisions within own role, guided by broad policies and guidelines
• Flexibility to meet the demands of the service
• Ability to travel within and beyond the trust if required
• Accurate anthropometric measurements using relevant equipment
• Using a computer keyboard and relevant computer programmes

Nice to have

• Relevant validated course
• Membership of the BDA, including a specialist group
• Experience working in relevant specialist area(s)