Specialist Paediatric Dietitian/Trainee

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Dudley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Paediatric Dietitian to impact children's nutritional care. The position offers professional development and a structured training program to help newly qualified candidates advance. Responsibilities include specialist assessments, collaborative patient care, and management of enteral feeds. Join a supportive team focused on continuous improvement in a rewarding clinical environment.

Benefits

Structured competency-based training programme

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in Paediatric Dietetics within the NHS.
• Registered with HCPC and qualified in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Willingness to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dietetic assessment and counselling.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.
• Establish and monitor children on enteral tube feeds.

Skills

Prioritisation of caseload/tasks

Emotional resilience

Experience in challenging environments

Education

BSc or post graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics

HCPC Registration

Paediatric Masters modules or specific relevant courses

Job description

We’re seeking a Paediatric Dietitian who is passionate about making a meaningful impact in children’s nutritional care, committed to continuous service improvement, and ready to take the next exciting step in their career journey.

Whether you’re newly qualified or bring prior experience, we’re here to support your growth. For those starting out, we offer a structured competency-based training programme aimed at progressing to Band 6 within 12-18 months, depending on your experience and performance. If you’re already working at Band 6 level, you’ll be able to step into the role with confidence and begin contributing immediately as a specialist.

This is a predominantly outpatient clinical role, with opportunities to gain experience on the Paediatric ward, offering an interesting caseload. The position also provides excellent opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD), with diverse learning experiences across paediatric nutrition.

We are committed to supporting your professional development, helping you enhance your clinical expertise and build your leadership skills in a department that is supportive and nurturing environment.

Main duties of the job

The (Trainee) Specialist Paediatric Dietitian - will provide specialist dietetic assessment, advice, and counselling to a caseload of patients across age groups. This will include a variety of inpatients and outpatients that is predominantly allergy and faltering growth. The Dietitian will be required to:

• Act as an expert resource and provide specialist dietetic services as part of a multidisciplinary team within the acute sector. This involves liaising and working closely with consultants, specialist nurses and community health care professionals to provide seamless and consistent care for paediatric patients.
• Undertake a comprehensive assessment of a child’s nutritional needs. This will include understanding the child’s clinical condition, test results and medication. It will reflect the child’s prognosis and individual circumstances of the child and/or family. Nutritional assessment will include the calculation of requirements and interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry and parameters.
• Establish and monitor children on enteral tube feeds. To be responsible for the safe discharge planning and of these children. This involves liaising closely with the community paediatric dietitian, community children’s nurses, palliative care nurses and the children’s disability team. It also involves communication of feed prescription requirements to general practitioners and communication of ancillary requirements to enteral feeding homecare provider

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for this post for more information.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• BSc or post graduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
• HCPC Registration
• Paediatric Masters modules or specific relevant courses

Experience

• Post-registration experience of working in Paediatric Dietetics in NHS

Skills

• Able to prioritise caseload/tasks and re-prioritise when needed.
• Emotional resilience and able to thrive in a challenging environment

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearAnnex 21 during training