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Band 7/6 Dependent on experience 

Up to 0.4 WTE CYP Weight Management

Up to 0.2 WTE Neonatal 0.4 WTE General paediatrics

Are you an experienced and creative Paediatric dietitian, who is passionate about service innovation and development? We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of a brand-new multidisciplinary team of professionals (inc. Clinical psychologist, Consultant Paediatrician, Nursing and Family Support Worker) providing whole-family support for children and young people (CYP) living with severe and/or complex obesity in Gloucestershire.

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We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate dietitian to work alongside the dietitian/s in the team who has the drive to develop the service and deliver training to healthcare professionals within the community. The post holder will have excellent leadership skills, extensive experience of multi-agency working and passion for delivering high quality nutrition and lifestyle interventions. You will have the opportunity to work within paediatric neonates or general paediatric inpatient/outpatients 1 day per week providing variety and enabling you to keep other paediatric dietetic skills up to date. If you want a rewarding and fulfilling career in paediatric dietetics this is the role for you.  Part time applications welcome. There is the potential for this post to be combined with neonatal services to develop further services in conjunction with the support of the South West Network. The post holder is responsible for actively contributing to the delivery of an efficient, effective and compassionate weight management service (WMS) for children and young people (CYP) living with severe and/ or complex obesity. Specifically, this will include working alongside a multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide integrated care alongside Gloucestershire’s Community Weight Management provider.

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You will also form part of the Nutrition and Dietetic paediatric team at Gloucester Royal hospital. We are a friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking team who have a fantastic reputation within the trust. We are a large friendly department based on 2 sites; Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) & Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH).The team is also made up of the Home Enteral Feeding Team (HEFT).

Within the department at GRH we have a team of Acute Dietitians, Paediatric Dietitians and a Home Enteral Feed Team. At CGH we have a team of Oncology Dietitians as well as the Acute team. We also have a Nutrition Support Team, a Specialist Gastroenterology Team and Specialist Diabetes Dietitians working on both hospital sites. Our teams include dietitians, dietetic support workers, dietetic assistants and nurses.

We are committed to continual professional development and support audit and quality improvement projects.

Gloucestershire is a great area of the country to live in, with many areas of outstanding natural beauty, as well as excellent travel networks to the rest of the country.