Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

NHS; Warwick; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable healthcare trust is seeking a Band 6 Dietitian to join its paediatric team at Warwick Hospital. The position involves working with infants and children in various settings, providing specialist dietetic care. Candidates should have relevant post-registration experience and strong interpersonal skills. This permanent full-time role offers a salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience in educating patient groups and clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic advice to patients.
• Manage own caseload in the designated specialist area.
• Participate in the clinical supervision of dietetic students.
• Plan and deliver nutrition education training.

Skills

Analysing complex information

Communication skills

Clinical supervision skills

Ability to work independently

Education

BSc in Dietetics or equivalent

Tools

Electronic patient records

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a Band 6 dietitian to join our friendly paediatric team at Warwick Hospital. We are ideally looking for a dietitian with paediatric and home enteral feeding experience.

You will be working with infants, children and adolescents in Warwickshire in outpatient, inpatient and community settings including a home enteral feeding caseload. See the post outline for details. You need excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Working as a member of the dietetic team and with other healthcare professionals, you will deliver an efficient and evidence-based dietetic service. You will be based at Warwick Hospital but will be required to travel across the county of Warwickshire for meetings, training, team support and possible countywide caseload; therefore you must be a car user or have access to suitable transport options.

The Department has excellent administrative support and IT facilities. We use electronic patient records. The Department trains student dietitians (A, B and C placements) and you will participate in their supervision on all placements.

This post holder will:

• Work as an autonomous practitioner to advise on the dietary management of patients on a specialist caseload.
• With appropriate postgraduate training, assess, treat and manage own caseload of patients in the designated specialist area, with support as necessary from senior colleagues.
• Promote the ethos of self-management and prevention to patients, staff and carers to prevent nutritional problems, medical conditions and complications.
• Provide advice, training and support to other health & social care professionals.
• Liaise with dietetic colleagues and other members of multidisciplinary teams as necessary e.g. medical, nursing, catering and other health and social care professionals.

About us

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to help us improve even further. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond, ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values are: Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care. During recruitment you will be asked how you demonstrate these values in your work.

Details

Date posted: 28 August 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference: 203-CS981

Job location: Warwick Hospital, Lakin Road, Warwick, CV34 5BW

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• Be clinically competent to give specialist dietetic advice, treatment and dietary counselling to patients.
• Work autonomously to manage own caseload in a designated specialist area providing dietetic advice to patients, their carers and staffwithin agreed protocols / guidelines.
• Judge the appropriateness of referrals, action dietetic management and advise referring agents of inappropriate referrals.
• Analyse and interpret complex information from a variety of sources regarding individual patients, e.g. biochemistry, medication, clinical condition, anthropometric measurements.
• Undertake nutritional calculations e.g. calculating nutritional requirements, analysis of nutritional intakes using specialist IT systems.
• Develop and modify dietetic treatment and discharge plans referring to other specialists and agencies as appropriate.
• To recommend appropriate ACBS nutritional products, feeding equipment, changes to medication, diagnostic tests and procedures and monitor their use.
• Communicate complex nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients and carer.
• Use negotiation, motivation and counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to understanding.
• Work with medical, nursing and health & social care professional colleagues, attending ward rounds, case reviews and meetings as necessary to facilitate good communications and high quality patient care.
• Liaise with catering staff to ensure appropriate provision of meals for patients.
• Plan, implement and evaluate group education sessions for patients as required.
• Liaise with referrers, GPs and other health professionals, and participate in multidisciplinary meetings or case reviews as appropriate.
• Produce timely reports to referring Health Care Professionals regarding patient care.
• Participate in prevention and health promotion activities and work flexibly to meet client needs in the designated specialist area.
• Identify opportunities to promote healthier lifestyles or more appropriate nutrition and contribute to guidelines and action plans.

Training and Education

• Plan, organise and participate in the clinical supervision of student dietitians, planning timetables and written assessments.
• Precept or mentor junior staff and dietetic students.
• Plan, implement and evaluate nutrition education & training for nurses, support workers, catering, social care, medical staff, patients & carers as required.

Professional

• Participate in forward planning of the department and ensure dietetic practice is up to date and evidence-based.
• Ensure training is attended to maintain competency re medical devices required within the job role.
• Participate in clinical supervision, operational meetings, clinical governance and audits; contribute to guidelines and action plans.
• Develop and update departmental policies and patient information in line with current evidence.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner within the BDA Code of Professional Conduct and HCPC Standards; manage workload and evaluate practice.
• Monitor stock levels and ensure efficient use of resources and prescribed products.
• Maintain patient records in line with trust and department standards and Data Protection Act.
• Contribute to the profile of the Dietetic profession.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential: BSc in Dietetics or equivalent; Dietitian registered with the Health and Care Professions Council; evidence of continuing professional development including post-registration training; BDA member. Desirable: Clinical Education Skills Course.

Experience

Essential: Relevant post-registration dietetic experience; experience in educating, training and presenting to patient groups and staff; experience in clinical supervision of dietetic students. Desirable: Experience in designated specialist area; experience with clinical governance projects/work.

Skills

Essential: Interest in specialist area; up-to-date dietetic knowledge; ability to analyse complex information and make judgements; ability to communicate complex information; good written and oral communication; ability to plan, deliver and evaluate training and group work; ability to manage caseload and use IT and electronic patient records; clinical supervision skills.

Personal qualities

Essential: Able to work in multidisciplinary teams; work under pressure; work independently with sound judgement; commitment to development; client-centred, non-discriminatory practice.

Other essential: Flexible, able to travel within Warwickshire; able to use mobile IT equipment; member of relevant BDA Specialist Interest Group.

Desirable: Willingness to participate in student training and awareness of practical issues in student training.

Additional information

Disclosures: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a DBS check. UK registrations and sponsorship information apply per policy; guidance on overseas checks is available in the job posting. Applicants must have current UK professional registration with NHS Careers referenced for details.