Specialist Dietitian Band 6

NHS; Liverpool; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working opportunities

Lease car scheme

Home Electronics Scheme

Generous annual leave and pension

Staff health and well-being programmes

Résumé du poste

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool is seeking a motivated dietitian to join our busy paediatric centre. This role is part of a well-established Band 6 rotation, offering exposure to multiple clinical areas and supervised growth within a supportive team of senior dietitians.

You will manage your own caseload of paediatric patients, with regular input from experienced colleagues, and contribute to service development and innovation.

Qualifications

• Paediatric dietitian with Band 6 experience.
• Excellent organisational skills and collaborative team approach.
• Experience in MDT working and paediatric nutrition.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist dietetic services to identified paediatric sub-specialities within the Trust, including nutritional assessment and care plan development.
• Develop and implement evidence-based protocols, standards of care and patient education information.
• Collaborate with advanced specialist dietitians in complex paediatric sub-specialities for service development and protocol implementation.

Connaissances

Paediatric dietetics

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

MDT working

Formation

UK Dietitian Registration

Description du poste

Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder Hey Children's Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Dependent on experience Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

Are you a motivated dietitian looking to gain more experience working in a busy tertiary paediatric centre? We are currently seeking an enthusiastic dietitian to join our dynamic and friendly team in Liverpool . This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a supportive environment where professional development is actively encouraged.

In this role, you will:

• Manage your own caseload of paediatric patients, with regular input and guidance from our experienced team of specialist dietitians.
• Be part of our well-established Band 6 rotation, offering exposure to a variety of clinical areas and the chance to broaden your skills.
• Benefit from structured supervision, peer support, and opportunities to contribute to service development and innovation.

We’re looking for someone with prior paediatric dietetic experience, excellent organisational skills, and a collaborative approach to team working. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career in a place that values your growth and well-being, Alder Hey is the place for you.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist dietetic services to identified paediatric sub-specialities within the Trust. This includes nutritional assessment, development and implementation of care plans and on-going review of complex in- patients and out-patients.
• To develop and implement evidence-based protocols, standards of care and patient education information within identified areas of paediatric sub specialities.
• To work in liaison with the advanced specialist dietitians in more complex paediatric sub specialities in the provision of service and the development and implementation of protocols, standards of care and patient education information.

Working for our organisation

At Alder Hey we are a team of over 20 dietitians and 3 assistants. We provide dietetic care across the majority of paediatric sub-specialities including, Gastroenterology, Diabetes, Respiratory, Nephrology, Cardiology and many more. We are well respected across the Trust for our commitment to clinical dietetics and nutrition support and have excellent multi-disciplinary teams. We are a very supportive team and take seriously the development of paediatric dietitians. In addition to learning through clinical caseload management and clinical supervision there are wide ranging learning opportunities across the Trust. We also have P1 and 2 placement students and there will be opportunities to be involved in their supervision.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for further details about the job.

Application form

• Desire to work with children
• Previous experience at band 5 across broad spectrum
• Experience of MDT working
• Practical or theoretical knowledge of paediatric nutritional requirements and anthropometry in children
• Student training experience
• Experience at band 6 level
• Behaviour change or motivational interviewing experienceExperience of delivering teaching.
• Paediatric experience at band 5 level

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.

Should you require any support during your application or require alternative formats of our vacancies, please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at [e-mail] or call 0151 282 4599

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.