Job summary
If you are passionate about developing a career in paediatric dietetics, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team.
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, active team players with excellent communication skills who enjoy working with children and their families, to join our well established Leicestershire paediatric and neonatal Dietetic and Nutrition service
Our high profile and valued team include 17 Paediatric Dietitians working as core members of multi-professional teams, dedicated Paediatric Dietetic Support Worker, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and Admin Support Workers. The team provides a service to the Children's & Women's Clinical Management Group, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country, which is primarily based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary site.
You will be working collaboratively with a dynamic team, contributing to a comprehensive service for paediatric patients with diverse needs across local and tertiary specialties.
This role offers flexibility based on your experience and career goals:
- Training Post: Start your career in Paediatric Dietetics as a Band 5 Dietitian, with progression to Band 6 within 9-12 months upon completing a paediatric dietetic training programme, including competency-based assessments.
- Senior Post: For candidates with prior paediatric experience, this opportunity is available at Band 6
Main duties of the job
This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience in various aspects of paediatric and neonatal dietetics in inpatient and outpatient settings.
You will be providing a service on a rotational basis at band 5 or 6 to a wide range of paediatric local and tertiary specialities. Each rotation involves working alongside a team of paediatric and neonatal dietitians in a range of busy medical and surgical children's wards and outpatient clinics. There is the possibility to apply for 15 hours / week in the Neonatology speciality as a fixed rather than rotational post dependant on skills and experience - this can be part time or as part of a full time post.
Our band 5/6 rotational programme includes 9 sub-specialities; Allergy, Neonatal, Cardiology, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Cystic Fibrosis, Ketogenic Diet Therapy, Oncology, Respiratory High Dependency care, and Paediatric Intensive Care. You will be a core and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team for each speciality.
You will play an active part in the pre-registration training of dietitians by participating in our very popular dedicated paediatric A, B and C clinical placements.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The service is committed to CPD and personal development and has well defined preceptorship and clinical supervision systems in place.
The Dietetic and Nutrition Service in UHL NHS Trust has a team of over 70 staff including Dietitians, Nutrition Nurses, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners, Dietetic Assistants, and support team staff providing local, specialist and tertiary referral services.
The post holder will provide nutrition and dietetic service into the Paediatric caseload with varying degrees of complexity including outpatients (MDT and Dietetic led clinics), inpatients, day case, resource development and training and education.
To work towards expertise in various paediatric specialities within the nutrition and dietetic team and service, and inform other Dietitians within the team and service of developments in these fields.
See Job Description for more details
Job description
Job responsibilities
The service is committed to CPD and personal development and has well defined preceptorship and clinical supervision systems in place.
The Dietetic and Nutrition Service in UHL NHS Trust has a team of over 70 staff including Dietitians, Nutrition Nurses, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners, Dietetic Assistants, and support team staff providing local, specialist and tertiary referral services.
The post holder will provide nutrition and dietetic service into the Paediatric caseload with varying degrees of complexity including outpatients (MDT and Dietetic led clinics), inpatients, day case, resource development and training and education.
To work towards expertise in various paediatric specialities within the nutrition and dietetic team and service, and inform other Dietitians within the team and service of developments in these fields.
See Job Description for more details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Dietetic degree
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Completion of a Clinical Supervisory Skills Course.
- Working towards completion of a validated course in a specialist area of practice
Experience
Essential
- Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment
- Some dietetic experience in the field of paediatric dietetics.
- Has developed practice in dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services.
- Can demonstrate the required competency in the post
Desirable
- Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice training for Dietitians
- Involvement in QI activities ie clinical audit /PDSA cycles activities leading to improved patient care
Communication
Essential
- Written application, clear and concise and understandable
- Team working skills evident
- Evidence of being able to motivate and Influence
- Has gained some experience of working with service user groups and individuals and can give examples of this
- Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on professional practice
Desirable
- Has undertaken post-registration training in behavioural change and motivational interviewing
- Presentation skills
- Can demonstrate confidence, leadership and self-motivation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Dietetic degree
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Completion of a Clinical Supervisory Skills Course.
- Working towards completion of a validated course in a specialist area of practice
Experience
Essential
- Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment
- Some dietetic experience in the field of paediatric dietetics.
- Has developed practice in dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services.
- Can demonstrate the required competency in the post
Desirable
- Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice training for Dietitians
- Involvement in QI activities ie clinical audit /PDSA cycles activities leading to improved patient care
Communication
Essential
- Written application, clear and concise and understandable
- Team working skills evident
- Evidence of being able to motivate and Influence
- Has gained some experience of working with service user groups and individuals and can give examples of this
- Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on professional practice
Desirable
- Has undertaken post-registration training in behavioural change and motivational interviewing
- Presentation skills
- Can demonstrate confidence, leadership and self-motivation
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).
