Job summary
Band 5 Paediatric Dietitian
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is a great time to join The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialist Dietitian.
We are currently in the process of redeveloping the hospital to provide a new state-of-the-art hospital for the residents of Hillingdon, and beyond, which supports the very best in delivery of healthcare and will be fit for our future.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a confident and motivated Dietitian to join our Dietetic and Speech Therapy Team at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Our friendly team consists of 13 Dietitians, 9 Speech & Language Therapists and 3 administrators.
The clinical caseload will include providing a high quality, evidence-based specialist dietetic service to the paediatric inpatient ward and 2 general paediatric outpatient clinics. You will be supported by a senior dietitian and will have the opportunity to upskill in areas such as neonatalogy, cystic fibrosis and diabetes. The post holder will be involved in educating staff on matters relating to nutrition and catering and will supervise student dietitians on placement. The post holder will be expected to manage their caseload independently and will be involved in department wide projects and service improvements.
The Dietetic and Speech Therapy team is committed to continuing professional development, providing monthly coaching conversations and professional development sessions. We encourage staff as part of their annual appraisal to have an active involvement in audit and service improvement projects. There are excellent opportunities and guidance for ongoing personal development. There is a well-established borough-wide Dietetic network who offers peer support.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
- To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence based nutrition and dietetic service to a caseload of paediatric in and out patients at The Hillingdon Hospital.
- To be able to work independently and manage a defined clinical caseload and maintain accurate records.
Clinical responsibilities
- To be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive Nutrition & Dietetic service for paediatric in and outpatients working within the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Professional Code of Conduct and the HCPC Professional Standards of Practice.
- To work autonomously to provide nutrition advice and therapeutic support to patients, carers, and other health care professionals. This requires collation of complex information including: -
A. Nutritional assessment, diagnosis and interpretation of biochemistry, haematology, anthropometric data, clinical condition, social & cultural factors and diet history.
B. Development of treatment plans which include calculation of nutritional requirements, patient centered goals and treatment outcomes.
C. Prescription of dietary treatment using ACBS products for conditions adhering to professional/ clinical guidelines.
- To negotiate change with patients to enable them to achieve dietary targets set.
- To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals.
- To undertake general (non-specialist) paediatric outpatient clinics, to include nutritional support, to include nutritional support, faltering growth, weaning, allergy, fussy eating, deficiencies and general nutritional advice.
- To provide dietetic advice to the paediatric multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and ward rounds. To liaise with all members of the team to advise on treatment and dietary management for patients and their families and carers
- To make recommendations to the paediatric team regarding adaptation of medication/nutritional supplements/food for the management of nutrition support patients based on interpretation of biochemical parameters and clinical signs.
- To assist in provision of service to more specialist clinical areas under supervision of specialist dietitian as part of training and continuous professional development (CPD).
- To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the dietary needs for individual patients.
- To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients on home enteral feeding liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies.
See attached Job description and person specification for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
- To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, evidence based nutrition and dietetic service to a caseload of paediatric in and out patients at The Hillingdon Hospital.
- To be able to work independently and manage a defined clinical caseload and maintain accurate records.
Clinical responsibilities
- To be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive Nutrition & Dietetic service for paediatric in and outpatients working within the British Dietetic Association (BDA) Professional Code of Conduct and the HCPC Professional Standards of Practice.
- To work autonomously to provide nutrition advice and therapeutic support to patients, carers, and other health care professionals. This requires collation of complex information including: -
A. Nutritional assessment, diagnosis and interpretation of biochemistry, haematology, anthropometric data, clinical condition, social & cultural factors and diet history.
B. Development of treatment plans which include calculation of nutritional requirements, patient centered goals and treatment outcomes.
C. Prescription of dietary treatment using ACBS products for conditions adhering to professional/ clinical guidelines.
- To negotiate change with patients to enable them to achieve dietary targets set.
- To monitor and review nutritional care plans against outcome measures and adjust care plan to facilitate achievement of goals.
- To undertake general (non-specialist) paediatric outpatient clinics, to include nutritional support, to include nutritional support, faltering growth, weaning, allergy, fussy eating, deficiencies and general nutritional advice.
- To provide dietetic advice to the paediatric multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and ward rounds. To liaise with all members of the team to advise on treatment and dietary management for patients and their families and carers
- To make recommendations to the paediatric team regarding adaptation of medication/nutritional supplements/food for the management of nutrition support patients based on interpretation of biochemical parameters and clinical signs.
- To assist in provision of service to more specialist clinical areas under supervision of specialist dietitian as part of training and continuous professional development (CPD).
- To advise and liaise with the catering staff concerning the dietary needs for individual patients.
- To ensure safe and timely discharge of patients on home enteral feeding liaising with appropriate internal and external agencies.
See attached Job description and person specification for full details
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- Degree or equivalent or post graduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Evidence of current HCPC registration (State Registered Dietitian)
- Relevant dietetic experience of managing an inpatient and outpatient caseload either on clinical placement or post graduate dietetic experience.
- Experience of working with patients who require artificial nutrition.
- Experience of working as part of an MDT in the acute and/or community setting
- Working knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management in particularly type 2 diabetes, nutrition support, weight management, CVD and IBS
- Knowledge of medications commonly used in adult inpatients and their common side effects
- Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association or covered by professional indemnity insurance
- Member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- Post graduate highly specialist Paediatric Course -Module 1 (BDA) or other specialist training in the area of paediatrics
- Experience of training student dietitians
- Experience of working with a paediatric dietetic caseload
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- Degree or equivalent or post graduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Evidence of current HCPC registration (State Registered Dietitian)
- Relevant dietetic experience of managing an inpatient and outpatient caseload either on clinical placement or post graduate dietetic experience.
- Experience of working with patients who require artificial nutrition.
- Experience of working as part of an MDT in the acute and/or community setting
- Working knowledge of a range of clinical conditions and current best practice for dietetic management in particularly type 2 diabetes, nutrition support, weight management, CVD and IBS
- Knowledge of medications commonly used in adult inpatients and their common side effects
- Knowledge of nutritional needs and nutritional assessment
Desirable
- Member of the British Dietetic Association or covered by professional indemnity insurance
- Member of BDA Specialist Interest Group
- Post graduate highly specialist Paediatric Course -Module 1 (BDA) or other specialist training in the area of paediatrics
- Experience of training student dietitians
- Experience of working with a paediatric dietetic caseload
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
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).
