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Job overview

Are you a highly motivated band 5 dietitian with a desire to move into or already working in paediatrics in the community?. We are looking for an enthusiastic dietitian with excellent organisation and team working skills  to join our well respected community service. This post would be ideal if you have a desire to work in community paediatrics but have limited experience in this area. The Alder Hey community dietetic  team consists of B7, B6 and dietetic assistant practitioner roles and we cover  the Liverpool and Sefton areas.  There are office bases in both locations. 

 You will be responsible for managing your own case load of patients with clinical support from the wider team of specialist dietitians.

A genuine interest in paediatrics and children's health care is a key requirement for this post.  We are a supportive team and regular clinical supervision will be provided as well as  varied CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

1. Accept clinical responsibility for the dietetic management of patients and organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and demonstrate a flexible approach to changing circumstances.
2. Undertake assessment of nutritional status, nutritional requirements and expected outcome of complex patients taking into account clinical, social and cultural factors.
3. Analyse and interpret the complex, multiple components of the medical, nutritional and clinical dietetic assessments and make a judgement from a range of clinical options on how this information contributes to the formulation of a diagnosis and a resultant treatment care plan.
4. Plan and implement dietetic intervention based on the result of the nutritional assessment to achieve the expected outcome.
5. Monitor, review and re-evaluate the dietetic management and other associated medical treatments against outcome measures adjusting the dietetic treatment care plan and goals.
6. Communicate with clinicians, including those at the most senior levels, all relevant aspects of the dietetic care plan both on an individual patient basis and in multi disciplinary team forums.
7. Communicate complex and sensitive information to children and their families in a way which is understandable to them and which may include unwelcome or difficult to accept information.

Working for our organisation

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital cares for over 330,000 children, young people and their families every year.

As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.

In 2015 we opened a state-of-the-art hospital alongside a brand new research, innovation and education centre. Alder Hey in the Park and the Institute in the Park bring together excellent care, technology and design to provide the best possible healing environment for children and their families.

Our Values

Our values are very important to us at Alder Hey. We expect everyone who works here to know these values and embody them every day. Our core values are; Excellence, Together, Innovation, Openness, and Respect. Find out more about our values, and what they mean our staff, below:

Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes;

Refer a friend – Alder Hey staff

Successful candidates who are introduced to the Trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post.  Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application.

This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.  You must not be in a formal HR process to qualify.