Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Paediatric Dietitian to work with our team of Paediatric Dietitians and assistants to deliver the dietetic service to the children and young people on our caseload. The service is provided in a variety of settings including community hospital clinics, special schools, child development centre and patients own homes.
Your caseload will be varied and include allergy, autism, nutrition support and enteral feeding. As part of your role, you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical leadership skills; you will provide supervision to the Band 6 Dietitians, Dietetic Assistant Practitioners and Dietetic Assistants and undertake project work to help to develop the service. You will regularly be required to travel therefore, access to a car for work purposes is essential.
You will need excellent communication skills to establish and maintain close working relationships with all relevant healthcare professionals and associated organisations to ensure multidisciplinary care that is of a high standard.
In addition to this you will have the opportunity to plan and deliver training to other professionals from a variety of backgrounds e.g. health, education, and social services.
Main duties of the job
Be responsible for a caseload of children with complex feeding difficulties
Be responsible for a caseload of children on home enteral feeding, including those living in East Staffordshire.
Use expert knowledge and experience to educate and support patients and their carers regarding their dietary management at home.
Provide a dietetic service to children and their parents/carers attending out patients in a variety of settings including health centres, community hospitals, Special Schools and own home.
On occasion provide cover outpatient clinics for other members of the team as necessary. Locations are varied, a flexible approach is essential.
Provide supervision and support the Band 6 Dietitians, dietetic assistant practitioner and dietetic assistants.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this role please read the attached job description and person specification.
We are happy to offer a welcome bonus whereby the Trust will make of Payment of your Professional Registration Fees for the first year of employment.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Stephanie Jago or Amanda Masters, Team Leaders or any member of the team on 01827 306160.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this role please read the attached job description and person specification.
We are happy to offer a welcome bonus whereby the Trust will make of Payment of your Professional Registration Fees for the first year of employment.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Stephanie Jago or Amanda Masters, Team Leaders or any member of the team on 01827 306160.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oApproved Dietetic Degree
- oRegistered with Health Professionals Council, working with the HCPC Code of Conduct
- oEvidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree or equivalent
Training required
Essential
- oEvidence of attending BDA Paediatric Course - modules 1 and 2 or relevant clinical experience.
- oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to Paediatric Dietetics
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of managing a complex Dietetic caseload
- oExperience of providing staff supervision
- oExperience of Multidisciplinary working
Knowledge
Essential
- oIn-depth knowledge and understanding in the field of paediatric dietetics, including that of enteral feeding, allergies, feeding difficulties and Autism.
- oDemonstrate recent working experience of all aspects of enteral feeding, including the use of enteral feeding equipment, knowledge of different types of feeding tubes, types of feed available and their application.
- oDemonstrate experience and knowledge in problem solving e.g. problems with feeding tubes, feeding pumps
- oDemonstrate experience and knowledge of resolving some of the more common patient related problems with enteral feeding e.g. gut motility, drug nutrient interactions.
- oKnowledge of health and social care legislation and guidelines e.g. Department of Health documents, National clinical guidelines and application to Dietetic practice.
Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate highly developed written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to adapt this appropriately for the target audience (e.g. patients, health professionals, Trust management Teams etc.).
- oDemonstrate ability to contribute to the development of information eg: leaflets, audit or other evaluation of own dietetic work.
- oExperience of providing training and education for others (patients/carers, health professionals and other community health workers from various organisations external to health).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oApproved Dietetic Degree
- oRegistered with Health Professionals Council, working with the HCPC Code of Conduct
- oEvidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Masters degree or equivalent
Training required
Essential
- oEvidence of attending BDA Paediatric Course - modules 1 and 2 or relevant clinical experience.
- oEvidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to Paediatric Dietetics
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of managing a complex Dietetic caseload
- oExperience of providing staff supervision
- oExperience of Multidisciplinary working
Knowledge
Essential
- oIn-depth knowledge and understanding in the field of paediatric dietetics, including that of enteral feeding, allergies, feeding difficulties and Autism.
- oDemonstrate recent working experience of all aspects of enteral feeding, including the use of enteral feeding equipment, knowledge of different types of feeding tubes, types of feed available and their application.
- oDemonstrate experience and knowledge in problem solving e.g. problems with feeding tubes, feeding pumps
- oDemonstrate experience and knowledge of resolving some of the more common patient related problems with enteral feeding e.g. gut motility, drug nutrient interactions.
- oKnowledge of health and social care legislation and guidelines e.g. Department of Health documents, National clinical guidelines and application to Dietetic practice.
Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate highly developed written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to adapt this appropriately for the target audience (e.g. patients, health professionals, Trust management Teams etc.).
- oDemonstrate ability to contribute to the development of information eg: leaflets, audit or other evaluation of own dietetic work.
- oExperience of providing training and education for others (patients/carers, health professionals and other community health workers from various organisations external to health).
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).
