Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Dietitian
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week. Monday - Friday.)
- Job ref
- 824-ONW-6448699-B
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wembley Centre for Health & Care
- Town
- Wembley
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Paediatric Dietitian
Band 6
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Are you a Dietitian who enjoys working with children and families? We have an exciting opportunity for you to develop your paediatric skills in a community dietetic role.
This full time permanent position has a busy paediatric caseload including outpatient clinics, special schools and joint domiciliary visits. The caseload includes conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, allergies, faltering growth, nutrition support and obesity. The service works collaboratively with the Multidisciplinary Child Development Team (includes Consultant Paediatricians & paediatric therapists & Specialist Children’s Nurses).
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have post-graduate clinical experience (including some experience working with children), strong organisational skills and be able to work independently. Communicating evidence-based dietetic advice in an effective manner (tailored to the needs of each child & family) is a key component of this post.
Nutrition & Dietetics Brent, an award-winning service, employ highly skilled, motivated and friendly team of dietitians. We are accredited for undergraduate student training and actively promote continuous professional & clinical development. You will have the opportunity to participate in hybrid working.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL DUTIES
- To provide therapeutic dietary advice to paediatric patients with nutrition related diseases, their carers and other health professionals regarding the management and care of their diagnosis in Primary Care.
- To demonstrate good negotiation skills, across a range of issues, with service users and professional teams (including multidisciplinary review sessions).
- To regard the health and well-being of the child with the utmost importance and to be able to plan appropriate and effective nutrition interventions for children of all ages.
- To understand the differing physiological and psychological needs of children of all ages and target nutrition interventions appropriately.
- To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice in providing appropriate interventions and evaluation of outcomes.
- To demonstrate empathy with children, their carers/families and colleagues, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers exist eg. where English is not the first language, or where hearing is impaired or people with disabilities and learning disabilities.
- To empower, facilitate and agree dietary and lifestyle modifications to improve health outcomes.
Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree or postgraduate diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Membership of British Dietetic Association
- Post-graduate qualification in a dietetic-related field eg paediatrics
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-registration clinical dietetic experience
- Experience of providing dietetic advice for children (age 0 -18)
Desirable criteria
- Ability to apply core dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Farhat Hamid
- Job title
- Head of Nutrition & Dietetics Brent
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07884752637
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