Paediatric Dietitian

Job summary

We are looking for a confident and motivated Paediatric Dietitian to join our Dietetic and Speech Therapy Team at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Hillingdon Hospital is a busy district general hospital in North West London and has a diverse patient population. It is situated close to Heathrow Airport and Brunel University and within a 10 minute commute by public transport to Uxbridge Town Centre which has excellent transport links to central London. The Trust has on-site accommodation and a crche.

Our friendly team consists of 11 Dietitians, 7 Speech & Language Therapists, 3 administrators and a service manager.

The clinical case-load includes providing a high quality, evidence-based general dietetic service to the children's ward and general dietetic paediatric outpatient clinics. There will be the opportunity to develop skills in other specialist areas of paediatric dietetics including NICU, Diabetes and Cystic Fibrosis. The post holder will be involved in educating staff on matters relating to nutrition and catering and will supervise student dietitians on placements 2 & 3. The post holder will be expected to manage their caseload independently and will be involved in department wide projects and service improvements. There is also the opportunity to develop leadership skills through leading for CPD across the dietetic team.

Main duties of the job

There will be an expectation for clinical audit within this post, and also to contribute to the wider Inpatient Therapy Governance agenda, and there are excellent opportunities and guidance for ongoing personal development. There is a well established borough-wide Dietetic network who offers peer support as well as MDT peer support.

1. To deliver specialised nutrition and dietetic advice to a paediatric in and outpatients at The Hillingdon Hospital.
2. To be able to work independently and manage a significant clinical caseload.
3. To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence based dietetic service to a case load of paediatric in and out patients within a variety of settings.
4. To act as an expert resource on nutrition and educate and train dietetic students and other health care professionals within the Trust
5. To contribute to policy development on matters relating to nutrition and dietetics.
6. To be actively involved in the development and implementation of local guidelines relating to these specialist areas

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.