Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Job summary

Are you passionate about improving children's health and nutrition? Do you want to make a real difference in a supportive, innovative, and multi-disciplinary environment?

UHCW is seeking a dedicated & enthusiastic Paediatric Dietitian to join our dynamic Dietetics team. This role is open as aBand 5-6 development post, offering a fantastic opportunity for career progression within a leading teaching hospital.

This role is an exciting opportunity to work across inpatient & outpatient paediatric services encompassing a variety of specialities including gastroenterology, allergies, complex faltering growth, restrictive eating, obesity & enteral feeding. There may also be the opportunity go gain experience in specialist areas such as IBD, Cystic Fibrosis, Cardiac conditions & Neonates.

This role is open as a Band 5-6 development opportunity, and applicants will be appointed based on their experience:

• Band 6 applicants must have either:

  • Post-registration significant experience working in the NHS as a Band 5 Dietitian or

  • Equivalent paediatric dietetic experience in another healthcare setting.

• Band 5 applicants must have:

  • NHS experience, which may include student placements as part of a recognised dietetic degree and a keen interest in paediatrics & a desire to develop into a specialist paediatric role.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

With appropriate training and ongoing support, duties include:

• Carry out dietetic / nutritional assessments (including interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition and diet history) to determine nutritional diagnosis
• Use enhanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist individual dietetic advice and treatment plans for patients who may present with multiple / complex clinical conditions taking into consideration patients own goals and incorporate discharge planning as appropriate
• Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment plans as required
• Communicate nutrition and dietetic information in an understandable form to staff, clients & carers using teaching, motivation & counselling skills including situations where there are barriers to change
• Undertake department audit & service development work, translating findings into practice
• Plan and organise the clinical supervision of student dietitians on clinical placement including planning, timetables and written assessments
• Support teaching / nutrition education of peers and multi professional colleagues
• Engage in department and own CPD activities
• Cover the work of colleagues and deputise for senior colleagues during periods of absence or peak workloads
• Participate in health promotion activities of the department
• Participate in other duties as required

Successful Band 5 candidates will be supported with a structured development plan to progress to Band 6 once competencies are achieved.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.