Rotational Paediatric Dietitian | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Job Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dietitian with a genuine interest in paediatrics at Colchester Hospital. For the right candidate a band 5 to 6 progression opportunity could be offered. Working alongside a friendly and experienced team of specialist paediatric dietitians, you will work as part of a band 6 rotational team consisting of three dietitians. You will be supported by colleagues covering a range of specialist areas. You will cover the general paediatric caseload including inpatients, the children’s assessment unit and general outpatients. Each post will have a specialist focus as part of rotational learning and one rotation will provide 3.5 days per week working as part of the diabetes MDT. Other specialist areas that will be offered as part of the rotation may include HEF, LD, allergy, gastroenterology, CF, Oncology, and baby clinic. The role will include service development, participation in clinical audit and quality improvement projects. Key Responsibilities Provide out-patient paediatric dietetic services to patients within North East Essex. Provide cover to the in-patient dietetic service on the Children’s ward within Colchester Hospital with support from a specialist paediatric dietitian where required. Provide training to ward staff where required and audit how effective the nutritional audit tool is on a monthly basis. Provide weekly cover for the paediatric oncology patient as part of the MDT in outpatients and attend a monthly multidisciplinary team meeting jointly with the tertiary centre also involved in the treatment plan for the patient. Provide a Dietetic Service to Paediatric Home Enteral Feeding patients as required. Work as part of the paediatric diabetes MDT under the supervision of the specialist paediatric diabetes dietitian. Be the dietetic lead at case conferences and within the multi-disciplinary team for patients under your care. Act as a source of expertise on paediatric nutrition and dietetics within East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Undertake short term project work to support resource development within the team, awareness raising of the dietetic team and nutrition messages as required. Qualifications & Experience You will have proven experience in clinical dietetics, ideally with experience of paediatric dietetics. The Paediatric Dietitians are an integral part of the MDT and are involved with audit, research projects, teaching and training all health professionals. The Trust has approximately 200 children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes; 1 children’s ward and a level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Benefits We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr