Job summary
The Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne (situated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary site) has an exciting, progressive paediatric service with regional and supra regional specialties. We are delighted to offer a Paediatric Dietitian post within our Band 6 paediatric rotation. This is an opportunity to develop your specialist paediatric skills working alongside a team of lead dietitians who are experts in their respective specialist areas.
You will be joining a dynamic and established team of over 20 specialist Paediatric Dietitians working within the above areas, and others, such as Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Ketogenic Diet Therapy, Neonates, and Kidney Disease.
- Interview Date: 30th June 2025
- Full or Part time hours available
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The paediatric dietetic team are primarily based at the RVI site, there is also a small paediatric dietetic team at the Freeman Hospital. Each post within the rotation covers 1-2 specialist areas and rotates approximately every 18 months. The services are delivered to inpatients, outpatients and, in some areas, community outreach clinics, patient homes and via telephone support. Specialties may include: Allergy, Bone Marrow Transplant, Cardiothoracic Surgery (based at the Freeman Hospital), Cystic Fibrosis, Gastroenterology, Oncology and Respiratory. It is envisaged that the rotation will expand to include more specialist areas. You will receive support and training from Lead Specialist Dietitians.
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospital
o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
o Newcastle Dental Hospital
o Newcastle Fertility Centre
o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
o Northern Genetics Service
o Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Delivers a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service in acute hospital services in the specialist area/s or in the community
- Provides specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting and in one or more sub-specialty areas, this may include supplementary prescribing
- Acts as a source of expertise in nutrition support/education and dietetics to patients, medical staff, health care professionals, relatives, carers and all relevant agencies
- Provides expertise to nutrition teams and works in other multidisciplinary teams
- Delivers education and training at all levels
- Participates in team and multi-disciplinary evaluation, audit and research
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Delivers a comprehensive and effective clinical nutrition and dietetic service in acute hospital services in the specialist area/s or in the community
- Provides specialist dietetic assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and management in the clinical setting and in one or more sub-specialty areas, this may include supplementary prescribing
- Acts as a source of expertise in nutrition support/education and dietetics to patients, medical staff, health care professionals, relatives, carers and all relevant agencies
- Provides expertise to nutrition teams and works in other multidisciplinary teams
- Delivers education and training at all levels
- Participates in team and multi-disciplinary evaluation, audit and research
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- HPC UK registered dietitian.
- Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Evidence of specialist training or validated qualification in one or more speciality areas.
Desirable
- Basic counselling skills or training in cognitive behaviour therapy
- Teaching certificate.
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or similar
- Clinical supervisory skills training.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post registration clinical practice in general clinical dietetics.
- Range of general dietetics.
- Evidence of knowledge in specialty areas.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Understands Health Professions Council Code of Conduct.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Driving licence if relevant to the role
- Basic keyboard skills - Word, E-mail, PowerPoint, Excel, dietary analysis.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- HPC UK registered dietitian.
- Degree in Dietetics or Science/Nutrition Degree plus Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics
- Evidence of specialist training or validated qualification in one or more speciality areas.
Desirable
- Basic counselling skills or training in cognitive behaviour therapy
- Teaching certificate.
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate or similar
- Clinical supervisory skills training.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Post registration clinical practice in general clinical dietetics.
- Range of general dietetics.
- Evidence of knowledge in specialty areas.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Understands Health Professions Council Code of Conduct.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Driving licence if relevant to the role
- Basic keyboard skills - Word, E-mail, PowerPoint, Excel, dietary analysis.
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).
