Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in London seeks a Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian to deliver specialist care, integrate into multi-disciplinary teams, and provide patient-centered support. The role offers professional development in a supportive environment, aligned with outstanding patient care standards.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Health and wellbeing support

Long-standing equality and diversity initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering paediatric dietetic care.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated sensitivity and professionalism in patient interactions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist paediatric dietetic care.
• Integrate nutritional advice into treatment programs.
• Assume professional accountability for patient management.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Patient-centered care

Team integration

Education

Registered Dietitian certification

Relevant experience in paediatric dietetics

Job description

Responsibilities

• Specialist Dietetics Assessment and Treatment: The post holder will be a Registered Dietitian, delivering specialist paediatric dietetic care within the Nutrition and Dietetics Havering team and may also be required to cover sites across Redbridge and Barking & Dagenham.
• Integration into Multi-disciplinary Team: Represent the nutrition and dietetic service within the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a coordinated service delivery. Integrate nutritional advice seamlessly into the treatment program.
• Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrate sensitivity, non-judgment, and professionalism in dealing with patients. Provide advice in a considerate manner within the child\'s environment.
• Accountability: Assume professional and legal accountability for all aspects of your work, including the management of patients/clients in your care.
• Communication and Time Management: Possess excellent communication and time management skills to efficiently coordinate tasks and interactions with patients, carers, and fellow health professionals

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period: This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT: NELFT place great importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London: This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Use of AI: Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

References: Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. You must provide professional email addresses for all referees as we will contact them as soon as an offer has been made. Please note we do not request references prior to interviews. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. All applications made through NHS Jobs account will be processed by TRAC System. Please note that some emails may go to your spam/junk mailbox so make sure you check this regularly.

Benefits

• We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
• + A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• + A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a \'Top 10 Family Friendly Employer\' from the Working Families Charity.
• + Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• + Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
• As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that\'s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

Supporting our Armed Forces: We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

NELFT\'s Barking, Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge Nutrition and Dietetics team is excited to announce an opportunity for a Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian to join our expanding Paediatric Dietetic team. We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and confident professional to contribute to our growing team\'s success, delivering exceptional care across the mentioned localities.

Joining #TeamNELFT means you\'ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We\'re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video