Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

NHS; Derby; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Paediatric Specialist Dietitian, providing essential dietary care to children. This role involves working within a supportive team, managing a busy caseload, and contributing to service improvement initiatives. The position offers opportunities for professional development and is based primarily at Royal Derby Hospital.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate recent NHS clinical dietetic experience.
• Evidence of involvement in student training.

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy caseload of paediatric patients.
• Provide support to the epilepsy service managing ketogenic diets.

Skills

IT Skills

Education

Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Job description

Job summary

Are you interested in working as a Paediatric Specialist Dietitian for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust?

An opportunity has arisen for a Permanent Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian to join our friendly, supportive and forward thinking paediatric dietetic team. The paediatric team delivers services across University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) and the team are well integrated as part of the Children's Hospitals at both Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton.

As a teaching hospital we have a wealth of experience across many clinical areas, and we work closely with our tertiary centres in the surrounding area for shared care patients. We have a high numbers of patients, and high flow through the service so experience of managing a busy caseload is essential.

We are constantly looking at ways to empower our team, drive Quality Improvement initiatives and provide a strong, positive team culture, with emphasis on wellbeing and resilience within the department. We aim to celebrate and cultivate colleagues within our department and actively look for opportunities for social inclusion.

This post is predominantly based at Royal Derby Hospital but may involve some working at Queens Hospital Burton. We can offer a minimum of 30 hours per week, although 37.5 hours per week is preferred.

Main duties of the job

The department currently provides a service to multiple areas that you would expect within an acute trust including food sensitivity and allergy, coeliac disease, cardiac conditions, Cystic Fibrosis, Metabolic conditions, PKU as well as inpatient and outpatient services and children who requiring Home Enteral Feeding.

We provide support to the epilepsy service managing ketogenic diets, offer expert advice into a feeding clinics and offer a comprehensive service to children with diabetes. There is scope for rotation within the team to reflect the needs of the establishment.

You will work as an active member of the Paediatric Dietetic team and wider department. We are a welcoming, forward thinking and supportive team of paediatric dietitians with support from dietetic assistant practitioners. We are routinely involved in project work and service improvement and follow evidence-based practice.

We pride ourselves on having a very close relationship with the wider MDTs within the hospital, including working with consultants, specialist nurses, speech and language therapy, physiotherapists, psychologists and the play team. This gives us the opportunity for advanced clinical supervision as respected members of the team.

Closing date of applications: 27 May 2025

Interview date: 10 June 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Details Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata/pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

320-CDCS-3626

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Job description Job responsibilities

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Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

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Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• HCPC Registration
• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Desirable

• Member of British Dietetic Association
• Undertaken post graduate paediatric course.

Knowledge Essential

• Some knowledge of clinical conditions relevant to paediatric dietetic care
• Excellent knowledge of clinical conditions related to adult dietetic care

Experience Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate recent NHS clinical dietetic experience
• Evidence of involvement in student training
• Experience of holding a busy caseload

Desirable

• Experience of general paediatric dietetics

Skills Essential

• Excellent IT Skills

Desirable

• Valid driving licence
• Evidence of involvement in audit or research

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• HCPC Registration
• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Desirable

• Member of British Dietetic Association
• Undertaken post graduate paediatric course.

Knowledge Essential

• Some knowledge of clinical conditions relevant to paediatric dietetic care
• Excellent knowledge of clinical conditions related to adult dietetic care

Experience Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate recent NHS clinical dietetic experience
• Evidence of involvement in student training
• Experience of holding a busy caseload

Desirable

• Experience of general paediatric dietetics

Skills Essential

• Excellent IT Skills

Desirable

• Valid driving licence
• Evidence of involvement in audit or 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.

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.

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

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)