Specialist Paediatric DietitianNHS

Job summary

Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Are you a Band 5 or Band 6 Dietitian who is looking for a fantastic opportunity to further develop paediatric skills working within a busy acute environment? We are looking for a Dietitian to join our team of 5 Highly Specialist and Specialist Paediatric Dietitians. The team is based at Peterborough City Hospital, also covering the paediatric unit at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon. You will provide both inpatient and outpatient paediatric services with a varied caseload. There will be opportunities to develop skills within Cystic Fibrosis, Allergy, Eating Disorders and Neonatology.

There will be a requirement to travel between sites according to service need (Easy access by train or car). The Dietetic team has close working links with health visiting teams, the Community Children's nurses, the Community Dietetic team and with colleagues in the paediatric Tertiary Centres. We support the training of undergraduate dietetic students and degree apprentices.

Band 5 - 6 development post may be offered depending upon experience.

For informal enquiries please contact Paediatric Dietitians on 01733 673217 or Team Manager on 01733 673673.

Interviews will be held in person at Peterborough City Hospital in order to assess knowledge and skills through scenarios and assessments.

Main duties of the job

• This is specialist Dietetic role within the Nutrition & Dietetic Service with a focus on providing a Dietetic service in paediatrics.
• To provide specialist Dietetic advice and support to an inpatient and outpatient paediatric caseload, working across Trust sites as required,
• To provide supervision to Dietetic students on placement as required.
• To work effectively and efficiently as an autonomous dietetic practitioner within multi-professional team environments in the hospital setting, ensuring safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards.

Job description

Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.

About us

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.