Job summary
We are looking for a Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian to join our community dietetics team. The post is full time and based at High Point house in Greenwich. Within this role the post holder will deliver paediatric dietetic care in established community clinics across the borough.
You will work as a member of a friendly team, with responsibility for a varied community paediatric caseload including food allergy, fussy eating, nutritional deficiencies and a small caseload of home enteral tube feeding. You will have the opportunity to work as part of an integrated children's service with highly experienced paediatric community team.
Main duties of the job
To assess the dietetic needs of infants and children referred to the Community Paediatric Dietitian service and provide age-appropriate advice to parents and carers regarding their child.
To provide advice to colleagues in health and social care regarding the dietetic management and care of patients/clients to include colleagues working with children with complex needs.
To produce specialist reports regarding patients' needs and summarise proposed care and management plans within agreed timescales.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and the provision of dietetic intervention to children referred to the Community Paediatric Dietetic Service in agreed locations.
The post holder will support parents, clients and other professionals in all issues related to client management including training as appropriate.
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of referrals to the community Dietetic service.
The post holder will manage the caseload for the specialist dietetic service to children with complex needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and the provision of dietetic intervention to children referred to the Community Paediatric Dietetic Service in agreed locations.
The post holder will support parents, clients and other professionals in all issues related to client management including training as appropriate.
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of referrals to the community Dietetic service.
The post holder will manage the caseload for the specialist dietetic service to children with complex needs.
Person Specification
Application criteria
Essential
- Registered dietitian
- 18 months of post grad experience working as a dietitian
Desirable
- Working in the NHS
- Car driver
18 months + Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of cultural, social and religious needs of diverse population to support dietary change
Desirable
- Experience of working in clinical paediatric dietetics
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter- agency working
- Experience of working in HEN
Skills/ abilities
Essential
- Self- motivated and able to prioritise own workload
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable
- Effective interpersonal skills (including problem solving, influencing and negotiating skills)
Person Specification
Application criteria
Essential
- Registered dietitian
- 18 months of post grad experience working as a dietitian
Desirable
- Working in the NHS
- Car driver
18 months + Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of cultural, social and religious needs of diverse population to support dietary change
Desirable
- Experience of working in clinical paediatric dietetics
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and inter- agency working
- Experience of working in HEN
Skills/ abilities
Essential
- Self- motivated and able to prioritise own workload
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable
- Effective interpersonal skills (including problem solving, influencing and negotiating skills)
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
