Specialist Paediatric Dietitian Band 7NHS

Job summary

Specialist Paediatric Dietitian-Band 7 Are you ready for an exciting opportunity to join our Dietetics service at Croydon Health Services? We are currently looking for a skilled and passionate Specialist Paediatric Dietitian to join our team.

As a Specialist Paediatric Dietitian at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, you'll be joining our friendly team of 14 dietitians, 2 dietetic assistants and admin support. You'll be at the forefront of providing expert nutrition and dietetic services for children with specialist medical nutritional needs.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to work closely with the acute and community paediatric services, building strong connections with various healthcare professionals.

At Croydon, we value our staff and their development is at the top of our agenda. Our department values each individual within the team by supporting wellbeing, personal development and supervision, creating a supportive team environment. We have a focus on encouraging continued professional development by providing internal and external opportunities for learning relevant to the specialism and need such as BDA paediatric masters module.

We provide a hybrid work setup: ensuring flexibility and adaptability for our team. If you're someone who likes to take initiative, embraces change and thrives when working autonomously, this could just be the role you've been looking for...

Interview Date TBC

Main duties of the job

Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating with the GPs, community nurses, school nurses, acute and community consultants. Together, you will form a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care and support for our young patients.

A key aspect to your role will be conducting MDT clinics for children on home enteral feeding. These clinics primarily take place in outpatient settings.

You will also be assigned to deliver paediatric general outpatient clinics. You may have the chance to train to see children with allergies, and neonates discharged from the neonatal unit which will provide you with valuable opportunities for continuous learning. You would have opportunities to have regular supervision.

Throughout your day, you will frequently interact with paediatric patients and their families, offering support, guidance, and tailored nutritional advice. You will be responsible for developing and implementing personalised nutrition plans, reviewing progress, and making necessary adjustments to optimise patient outcomes.

As a Paediatric Dietician you will also have the opportunity to undertake audits, drive service improvement projects, review and develop nutrition and dietetic policies as required. Moreover, as a specialist, we encourage your active involvement in our Trust's Nutrition Task Force, shaping our Trusts approach to nutrition.

Job description

Please see attached description of full duties and responsibilities. Also please see attached the person specification

About us

At CHS, we invest in the future of dietetics through our robust student training program. Our paediatric dietitians play a pivotal role in providing invaluable placement experiences, shaping the next generation of talented dietitians.

As part of our commitment to training, we have a robust student training program, where our paediatric dietitians provide invaluable placement experience for our student dietitians.

If you're a passionate and dedicated Specialist Paediatric Dietitian looking to make a real difference, join us at Croydon Health Services - apply now!

What we can offer you

• 27 days holiday + 8 paid bank holidays
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS pension scheme which is one of the best in the UK.
• Over 4,000 perks and discounts through Blue Light card
• A range of health services are available, including a chiropodist service, staff dental services, and a 10% discount on pharmacy prescriptions.
• Celebrations of staff achievements (Croydon Stars),
• Engaging team-building activities.