Job summary
The role will cover the tertiary Paediatric PCCU and Gastroenterology dietetic service at the Royal London Hospital. You will work as an integral member of the Paediatric Dietetic team (31 Dietitians who work across 3 acute sites). This senior paediatric post supports our well established PCCU for 50% of the post. The workload consists of both inpatient and outpatients. In Gastroenterology you will work alongside a Specialist 8a Paediatric Gastroenterology Dietitian and 2 other band 7 Gastroenterology Dietitians, 5 Consultants, 1 Professor and the MDT which consists of clinical nurse specialists, and a pharmacist. You will also have the opportunity to build your experience within other paediatric specialities and be expected to have a small respiratory role. You will ideally have good paediatric clinical dietetic experience, with significant experience in acute paediatrics. PCCU and Gastroenterology experience is essential. You must have excellent communication skills and enjoy working within a dynamic multidisciplinary environment. You will join a large friendly team of Childrens Therapists. We have a well-established programme of quality improvement and research, and fully encourage CPD. This is a genuine opportunity to develop your acute paediatric skills.
Main duties of the job
To work within the multidisciplinary PCCU and gastroenterology teams, to provide highly specialised dietetic advice to children and young people.
To undertake inpatient work and outpatient clinics in these areas.
The post holder would undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.
About us
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Paediatric Dietetics Training
- HCPC registered
- In-depth knowledge in nutrition support and paediatrics.
Desirable
- oMember of relevant special clinical interest group Supervision training
- oQualification in Paediatrics or PCCU or Gastroenterology or evidence of significant experience in these areas.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in Nutrition and Dietetics and experience within acute paediatrics.
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.
- Experience of working with gastroenterology patients
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality.
- Experience of Supervision of junior members of clinical staff.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups.
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing.
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
- Leadership skills.
- Accurate anthropometric measurements and skills eg weights, heights, skinfold calipers to assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan.
- Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients.
- Proven Audit skills
- To have effective presentation skills.
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal.
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
Desirable
- To have participated in research.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Paediatric Dietetics Training
- HCPC registered
- In-depth knowledge in nutrition support and paediatrics.
Desirable
- oMember of relevant special clinical interest group Supervision training
- oQualification in Paediatrics or PCCU or Gastroenterology or evidence of significant experience in these areas.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in Nutrition and Dietetics and experience within acute paediatrics.
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.
- Experience of working with gastroenterology patients
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality.
- Experience of Supervision of junior members of clinical staff.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups.
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing.
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
- Leadership skills.
- Accurate anthropometric measurements and skills eg weights, heights, skinfold calipers to assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan.
- Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients.
- Proven Audit skills
- To have effective presentation skills.
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal.
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
Desirable
- To have participated in research.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
