Paediatric Dietitian Specialist

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a confident and enthusiastic Dietitian with experience or an interest in paediatrics, to become an integral member of the North East London Foundation Trust's (NELFT) Children's Feeding and Dietetic Service (CFADS) based in Wickford, Essex.

The service provides an established community dietetic service to the Basildon, Bentwood, Wickford and Thurrock regions of Essex but is now expanding, following a change in provider, to provide paediatric home enteral feeding support to Mid Essex.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holders will work within the established community dietetic team and MDT Feeding Team, providing paediatric dietetic advice, education and support to patients, carers and other health professionals within NELFT's communities, with a range of needs including: allergy, faltering growth, nutrition support, coeliac disease, fussy eaters / limited diets, nutritional deficiencies, weight management and constipation however the role will have a focus on supporting tube fed children in Mid Essex.

The postholder will support the Band 7 HEF dietitian with additional support from the services dietetic assistants and clerical admin and the wider team.

Working for Our Organisation

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide high quality, evidence based dietetic assessment and management to children.
• To be able to cope with, be sensitive and be non-judgemental with patients and their families who have a variety of medical conditions.
• To be able to provide advice in a sensitive manner within the child's environment.
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients/clients in your care.
• Work within NELFT Trust clinical guidelines and professional guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards including safeguarding.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent.
• Membership of the British Dietetics Association and specialist group.
• Registered as a Dietitian with the Health Professions Council.
• Evidence of a range of CPD activities relevant to the role.

Desirable Criteria

• Evidence of further postgraduate study paediatric course tier 1 / 2.

Experience

Essential Criteria

• Minimum 2 years experience in Dietetics.
• Evidence of the dietetic management of a wide range of complex clinical conditions (including enteral feeding).
• Experience of communicating with parents, guardians and carers, translating complex issues into manageable information.

Desirable Criteria

• UK NHS experience (minimum 1 year).
• Experience of working in a community setting, with paediatric experience.
• Experience of developing protocols and clinical guidelines.

Skills

Essential Criteria

• Basic awareness of IT and IT skills.
• Use of health care IT systems.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of using system one.
• Experience of delivering a remote service.