Paediatric Dietitian

Following successful promotion of the previous postholder we are looking for an experienced paediatric dietitian with an interest in home tube feeding to support our service to babies, children, adolescents, their families and carers who are enterally fed at home.

You will work closely with the lead Paediatric dietitian for home enteral feeding, the paediatric dietetics team, nutritional nurse and the wider MDT who support these families.

The post holder will join MDT case reviews and clinics at UHNM, visit families in their own homes and other care settings such as schools and the local childrens hospice.

The postholder will be responsible for providing dietetic care in the management of children with a variety of conditions who require tube feeding at home to provide specialised skills, knowledge and advice in this area.

You will support the service lead and dietetic HEF team in the development, organisation and delivery of care within this area.

You will support the paediatric team lead in delivery of the children’s services at UHNM.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.