Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced dietitian to expand their knowledge and skills in paediatrics. This post will be a split post working in both home enteral feeding and with the acute paediatric team in the Grange University hospital.

The post holder will have already attained a sound knowledge and understanding of either general paediatric dietetics or other specialities within dietetics. Paediatric experience is desirable but not essential as training and supervision will be provided. CPD opportunities will be provided including shadowing other specialities and relevant BDA modules.

The Aneurin Bevan paediatric team is a dynamic, highly specialised team of dietitians and supported by dedicated paediatric support workers and admin support.

The post holder will have the opportunity to work in a range of locations across Aneurin Bevan including the Grange University Hospital and Serennu Children’s centre. They will work with the acute team covering the children’s wards and neonatal unit as well as manage a case load of home enteral feeding patients. They will be responsible for a general paediatric dietetic outpatient clinic and will have the opportunity to deliver group education to families.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

**Clinical duties will include**:
Assessments of children and young people admitted to the children's ward including patients with conditions such as faltering growth, enterally feeding, eating disorders, iron deficiency anaemia, neurodisability, multiple allergies, Inflammatory bowel disesase, cystic fibrosis and inherited metabolic conditions
Delivering ward training sessions
Assessments of growth and nutritional needs and modifications of feeding regimes to meet requirements
Joint home visits/assessments with speech and language therapy colleagues and home enteral feeding nurses to children with complex needs
Supporting families with the provision of blended diet in the home and school environment
Liaising with schools and education to support a child’s nutritional needs in school
Working alongside a wider MDT team to meet a child’s needs
Provision of a regular general paediatric dietetic outpatient clinic
Provision of a regular clinic for children with complex and specialist needs
As required involvement in complex care and safeguarding issues
- with support as required

The postholder needs to be enthusiastic and passionate about paediatric dietetics and demonstrate that they are keen to learn and are able to work independently when required but also recognise their scope of practice and need to seek further advice and supervision.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.