Job summary
Are
you an enthusiastic, motivated Dietitian with a keen interest in Home
parenteral nutrition, Intestinal failure and Gastroenterology? Do you have a
passion for supporting children and families? We are looking for an
experienced and enthusiastic Dietitian to join our Paediatric Dietetic
Department team to take up this exciting post. You will be a core and valued
member of the Childrens Nutrition Team who support over 20 children on home
parenteral nutrition. You will work
closely with consultants, medical teams, Nutrition nurses, pharmacist,
social workers and psychologist. You will provide a proactive and coordinated
nutrition and dietetic service to both in and out patients and support the
transition to home through liaison with health professionals in the
community.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
31/07/2025
Planned Interview
Date
08/08/2025
Main duties of the job
Provide
advanced, highly specialised dietetic care to children and their families and
carers at a local and regional level.
This
will include advice to in-patients, out-patients and all healthcare staff.
Provide and lead aspects of clinical training for dietetic students, support
the Clinical Dietetic Manager (Childrens services) in co-ordinating
activities of the team and providing support and supervision to staff. Lead
and co-ordinate research and audit within specialist clinical area and
disseminate findings.
About us
We
are currently 28 full and part time Childrens Dietitians, providing a wide
range of secondary and tertiary care, and supra-regional services based at
the Leeds Childrens Hospital. We are part of the wider Nutrition and
Dietetic Service in Leeds Teaching Hospitals. You will be expected to provide
cover for colleagues within the multi-specialty Childrens dietetic team at
times of annual leave or sickness. We will support you with appropriate
training opportunities to facilitate this.You will be fully involved in
student training, contributing to the provision of training programmes for A,
B and C placement learners. Our team has excellent support from four dietetic
assistants and the admin team. You will have access to IT and library
facilities.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
advanced, highly specialised dietetic care to patients at local and regional
level. This will include advice to patients and all healthcare staff. Provide
and lead aspects of clinical training of dietetic students. Support Clinical
dietetic Manager in co-ordinating activities of the team and providing
support and supervision to staff. Lead in research and audit within
specialised clinical area and disseminate findings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
advanced, highly specialised dietetic care to patients at local and regional
level. This will include advice to patients and all healthcare staff. Provide
and lead aspects of clinical training of dietetic students. Support Clinical
dietetic Manager in co-ordinating activities of the team and providing
support and supervision to staff. Lead in research and audit within
specialised clinical area and disseminate findings.
Person Specification
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to work / manage a team, demonstrating time management skills and initiative. Self-motivated and able to motivate staff and patients.
- Committed to personal and professional development.
- Confident and caring approach.
- Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas.
- Proactive within own team and wider multidisciplinary team.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good written and oral presentation skills.
- Knowledge of dietary analysis programmes.
- Experience of delivering education and training.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Advanced counselling skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Portfolio of evidence of commitment to CPD
- Knowledge of statistics software (SPSS, Mini-tab)
Experience
Essential
- Willing to undergo any training required to enable performance in the job.
- Evidence of clinical supervision, attendance of Clinical Supervisory Skills Course or equivalent
- Understanding of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Demonstrate understanding of a paediatric specialist dietetic area.
- Good understanding of Clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement.
- Knowledge of research techniques.
Desirable
- Attendance on Leadership Skills Course
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
- Experience of working as a Dietitian at a senior level including paediatric experience
- Registered for Diploma of Advanced Dietetic Practice, Masters module(s), or equivalent experience as demonstrated through portfolio.
- HPC registration
- Evidence of Audits or research projects undertaken.
Desirable
- BDA membership
- Attendance at BDA accredited course in clinical specialist area
Other Criteria
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post. This includes clearance on blood borne viruses In compliance with Trust Policy.
Person Specification
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to work / manage a team, demonstrating time management skills and initiative. Self-motivated and able to motivate staff and patients.
- Committed to personal and professional development.
- Confident and caring approach.
- Innovative and willing to exchange, develop and implement ideas.
- Proactive within own team and wider multidisciplinary team.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Good written and oral presentation skills.
- Knowledge of dietary analysis programmes.
- Experience of delivering education and training.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Advanced counselling skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Portfolio of evidence of commitment to CPD
- Knowledge of statistics software (SPSS, Mini-tab)
Experience
Essential
- Willing to undergo any training required to enable performance in the job.
- Evidence of clinical supervision, attendance of Clinical Supervisory Skills Course or equivalent
- Understanding of current issues in Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Demonstrate understanding of a paediatric specialist dietetic area.
- Good understanding of Clinical governance, risk assessment and continuing quality improvement.
- Knowledge of research techniques.
Desirable
- Attendance on Leadership Skills Course
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent
- Experience of working as a Dietitian at a senior level including paediatric experience
- Registered for Diploma of Advanced Dietetic Practice, Masters module(s), or equivalent experience as demonstrated through portfolio.
- HPC registration
- Evidence of Audits or research projects undertaken.
Desirable
- BDA membership
- Attendance at BDA accredited course in clinical specialist area
Other Criteria
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post. This includes clearance on blood borne viruses In compliance with Trust Policy.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
