Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

We are excited to offer the fantastic opportunity for a qualified Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive team of Paediatric Dietitians. We would love to hear from you if you have a wide range of post registration clinical paediatric dietetic experience gained either in an acute or community setting, and have an ambition to work in a specialist tertiary hospital setting.

You will be working alongside a team of friendly, supportive and experienced Paediatric Dietitians and covering our general paediatric caseload, including inpatients and dietetic led outpatient clinics. You will be required to provide leadership to 2 Band 6 Dietitians and a Dietetic assistant working within the speciality. The post is offered as a part time post worked over 4 days, the days can be agreed with the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside a Band 6 Dietitian, Dietetic Assistant and the MDT to provide dietetic support to infants and children under the general paediatrics teams , providing high quality and safe care.

You will be an integral member of the MDT, contributing to ward rounds and MDT meetings and attending clinics. You will have opportunity to develop the service, and will provide leadership and supervision to Band 6 Dietitians and Dietetic Assistants.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with UK professional registration details which is essential to be suitable for this position.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Nutrition/ Dietetic degree
• HCPC Registration as Dietitian
• Completion of Masters level Paediatric Dietetics module(s) or equivalent experience and training gained through on the job training

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD relevant to paediatric dietetics

Knowledge & Nature of Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience of independently managing a range of clinical paediatric inpatient paediatric patients
• Experience of independently managing a range of complex paediatric outpatients

Desirable

• Experience of providing clinical supervision
• Experience of providing leadership to others
• Experience of Service development and QI work

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

Essential

• Highly developed team working
• Able to evidence working in line with Trust values
• Able to analyse clinical, nutritional and biochemical data to inform treatment plan
• Experience of being an autonomous practitioner
• Experience of supporting undergraduate Dietetic student training

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

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