Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Job summary

Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Are you a Band 5 or Band 6 Dietitian who is looking for a fantastic opportunity to further develop paediatric skills working within a busy acute environment? We are looking for a Dietitian to join our team of 5 Highly Specialist and Specialist Paediatric Dietitians. The team is based at Peterborough City Hospital, also covering the paediatric unit at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon. You will provide both inpatient and outpatient paediatric services with a varied caseload. There will be opportunities to develop skills within Cystic Fibrosis, Allergy, Eating Disorders and Neonatology.

There will be a requirement to travel between sites according to service need (Easy access by train or car). The Dietetic team has close working links with health visiting teams, the Community Children's nurses, the Community Dietetic team and with colleagues in the paediatric Tertiary Centres. We support the training of undergraduate dietetic students and degree apprentices.

Band 5 - 6 development post may be offered depending upon experience.

For informal enquiries please contact Paediatric Dietitians on 01733 673217 or Team Manager on 01733 673673.

Interviews will be held in person at Peterborough City Hospital in order to assess knowledge and skills through scenarios and assessments.

Main duties of the job

• This is specialist Dietetic role within the Nutrition & Dietetic Service with a focus on providing a Dietetic service in paediatrics.
• To provide specialist Dietetic advice and support to an inpatient and outpatient paediatric caseload, working across Trust sites as required,
• To provide supervision to Dietetic students on placement as required.
• To work effectively and efficiently as an autonomous dietetic practitioner within multi-professional team environments in the hospital setting, ensuring safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focussed care in line with identified evidence based practice, local and national standards.

About us

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or Degree followed by a Masters in Dietetics
• HCPC Registered Dietitian
• Strong evidence of CPD, including evidence of paediatric accredited post graduate courses

Experience

Essential

• Acute Hospital Experience
• Sound knowledge of paediatric dietetic assessments and interventions at entry level (BDA Professional Framework)
• Experience of working collaboratively with Multidisciplinary teams

Desirable

• Experience of supervising Student dietitians

Knowledge

Essential

• Sound level of theoretical Dietetic knowledge
• Sound knowledge of paediatric dietetic assessments and interventions at entry level (BDA Professional Framework)
• Knowledge of complex feeding methods and nutrition support interventions in paediatrics

Desirable

• Knowledge of dietetic interventions and management of paediatric allergy

Keys Skills

Essential

• Able to work as a team member and independently
• Ability to use communication strategies suitable for a variety of situations including complex, sensitive and distressing information
• Ability to present information in logical concise manner
• Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
• Ability to manage own time and pressure including clinical caseload
• Manages strong emotions & has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress & can recognise when to use them

Key skills

Essential

• Ability to appraise evidence and use clinical reasoning to provide patient centred care
• Ability to undertake holistic patient centred assessments using available tools and techniques

Other

Essential

• Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
• Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
• Professional appearance & behaviour