Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK health trust is seeking a qualified Specialist Paediatric Dietitian to join their supportive team. This part-time role involves managing paediatric inpatients and outpatients, providing leadership to junior staff. Candidates should have HCPC registration, post-registration paediatric dietetic experience, and a commitment to high-quality care. Join a dedicated team to contribute to the health of children and infants, and to drive improvements in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Post registration experience managing clinical paediatric inpatients.
• Experience managing complex paediatric outpatients independently.
• Evidence of clinical supervision and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic support for infants and children under general paediatrics.
• Contribute to ward rounds and MDT meetings.
• Lead and supervise Band 6 Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants.

Skills

Team working

Analytical skills

Autonomous practitioner

Leadership

Education

HCPC Registration as Dietitian

Masters level Paediatric Dietetics module(s)

Job description

Go back Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

The closing date is 22 January 2026

We are excited to offer the fantastic opportunity for a qualified Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive team of Paediatric Dietitians. We would love to hear from you if you have a wide range of post registration clinical paediatric dietetic experience gained either in an acute or community setting, and have an ambition to work in a specialist tertiary hospital setting.

You will be working alongside a team of friendly, supportive and experienced Paediatric Dietitians and covering our general paediatric caseload, including inpatients and dietetic led outpatient clinics. You will be required to provide leadership to 2 Band 6 Dietitians and a Dietetic assistant working within the specialty. The post is offered as a 0.5WTE part time fixed term for 6 months, the days can be agreed with the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside a Band 6 Dietitian, Dietetic Assistant and the MDT to provide dietetic support to infants and children under the general paediatrics teams , providing high quality and safe care.

You will be an integral member of the MDT, contributing to ward rounds and MDT meetings and attending clinics. You will have opportunity to develop the service, and will provide leadership and supervision to Band 6 Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with UK professional registration details which is essential to be suitable for this position.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration as Dietitian
• Evidence of CPD relevant to paediatric dietetics
• Completion of Masters level Paediatric Dietetics module(s) or equivalent experience and training gained through on the job training

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

• Post registration experience of independently managing a range of clinical paediatric inpatient paediatric patients
• Experience of independently managing a range of complex paediatric outpatients
• Experience of providing leadership to others
• Experience of providing clinical supervision
• Experience of Service development and QI work

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

• Highly developed team working
• Able to evidence working in line with Trust values
• Able to analyse clinical, nutritional and biochemical data to inform treatment plan
• Experience of being an autonomous practitioner
• Experience of supporting undergraduate Dietetic student training

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.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust