Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Specialist Paediatric Dietitian - Diabetes

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Job summary

Are you an experienced paediatric dietitian looking for a new challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for a dietitian to join our team as a Paediatric Dietitian at SASH. The post is part time (18.75 hours) and permanent. You will be joining a highly motivated, experienced and friendly team of adult and paediatric dietitians and dietetic assistants.

You will work as the core paediatric diabetes dietitian with a specialist dietetic team of 0.5 senior paediatric diabetes dietitian and 0.4 paediatric diabetes assistant. You will also work closely with the Paediatric and Transition Diabetes MDT at SASH which includes specialist paediatricians, nurses, administration and a psychologist as well as access to youth workers and play therapists.

You will need to support the wider paediatric dietetic team and this role will occasionally require general paediatric dietetic work as the service requires for example covering the cystic fibrosis caseload.

This post will work with inpatients and outpatients as SASH hold the local service for paediatric diabetes and there may be travel to Crawley and Horsham Hospitals as required, as well as school and home visits.

We have an established CPD and Journal Club programme in Dietetics, as well as access for the paediatric team to local supervision and national networks. You will be encouraged and supported to continue your CPD including in specialist areas.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

Weprovide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.

National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.

We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£23,074 to £26,404 a year plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

326-7265463-RB

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)