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Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Do you enjoy working with children, young people and families?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to join our friendly team of Paediatric Dietitians. You will manage a mixed caseload of inpatient and outpatient work, including nutrition support, allergy and gastro and cover for the dietetic led cow's milk allergy service.
We can offer many learning and shadowing opportunities to develop your skills if you are relatively new to Paediatrics, but would also be delighted to hear from you if you are an experienced dietitian looking for a new challenge.
This post is to cover maternity leave, with the possiblity of becoming a permanent post.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
We are currently a team of 5 Paediatric Dietitians, and have support from Dietetic Support Workers in addition to Team secretarial / admin support.
Your caseload will include assessing and providing Dietetic care to infants, children and young people with a wide range of health conditions as well as supporting parents and carers. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly innovative Team and to develop the skills to cover many aspects of the Paediatric Dietetic Service, which encompasses close MDT working with many agencies, including CAMHS, and social services in order to provide an effective, safe and seamless service.
We provide placements for Student Dietitians, in association with the University of Plymouth, and provide training for many acute and community-based colleagues including Health Visitors, GPs, Nurses and Paediatricians.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
The Paediatric Team is part of the wider Dietetic Team (over 23wte Registered staff) including Acute, Community, Diabetes, Weight Management and Cancer Services.
The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance. Therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.
Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Childcare at our day nursery
- Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
- Staff Discounts
- Career development and training opportunities
- Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline
Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real assed to Team Torbay and South Devon.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
- Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Post qualification experience
- Ability to deliver unpleasant news in a sensitive and empathetic manner
- Evidence of participation in audit projects
- Able to work across Torbay and South Devon according to the needs of the role
- To be able to use the computer to prepare presentations, reports and documents, use email and undertake literature searches
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Quick and accurate decision making
Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.
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Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- BSc Dietetics or equivalent
- HCPC registration in Dietetics
Meini prawf dymunol
- Post grad study in specialist areas of paediatric dietetics eg allergy, neonatal
- Behaviour change training
- Member of a specialist group of BDA e.g. Paediatrics / Mental Health / FAISG
- Audit and Research Experience
- Clinical educators’ course
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Post qualification experience in paediatric dietetics
Meini prawf dymunol
- Clinical supervisory skills training
- Previous experience of developing a service or quality improvement initiative
Specific Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to travel between sites or visit patients at home
- Good knowledge of current clinical guidelines and frameworks relevant to paediatric dietetics
- Evidence of participation in audit projects
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of developing a service or planning and delivering health initiatives
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Lynn Fitzpatrick
- Teitl y swydd
- Lead Paediatric Dietitian
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01803 654383
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
or contact Liz Wardle, Head of Nutrition & Dietetic Services
email; [email protected]
telephone: 01803 654723
Rhestr swyddi gyda Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector