Job summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated dietitian to join CNWL to work in the Community Children's Nursing Team in Hillingdon. This is an ideal post for a dietitian with experience in nutritional support who wants to develop clinical skills working with children and young people living in the community with a feeding tube.
The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist dietetic advice and support to a complex caseload of enterally fed infants, children, young people and their parents/carers in a range of settings including patients' homes, special need schools, respite care and clinics. You will work alongside healthcare professionals within the acute and community sectors, education and social services to assess, treat and safeguard children in your care.
The post holder will be supported by the current Band 7 dietitian and managed by Clinical manager for Community Children's Nursing Team. Continuing professional development is actively supported via clinical supervision, yearly appraisal, in-house training and monthly in-service training.
Successful applicants must be able to travel throughout Hillingdon in order to carry out home visits in the community.
Main duties of the job
Main duties
This post has a high degree of autonomy and is responsible for the highly specialist clinical assessment and ongoing dietetic management of children with a number of different clinical conditions; receiving enteral nutrition within a community setting. Conditions e.g. include complex permanent disabilities, life-limiting conditions and challenging behaviours.
To provide therapeutic dietetic care to clients in a range of venues across Hillingdon including clinics, children's own homes, mainstream, special schools and respite/short breaks.
To act as a source of clinical expertise/advice and guidance for children's families, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.
To raise nutritional awareness and promote the benefits of Paediatric Dietetic services with respect to children both within and outside of the organisation
To be able to work independently and manage a significant clinical caseload.
About us
We are delighted that you are interested in working with us here at CNWL. Our Trust is an exciting place to work, offering a wealth of continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for all our staff.
CNWL is recognised locally, nationally, and internationally for providing high-quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ in line with our values. Our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We are a Trust committed to staff personal development, with a Trust-wide culture change and leadership programme that has staff wellbeing at its core.
We encourage staff input and ideas related to moving services forward, improving care pathways, and meeting the needs of our client group.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
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Deliver high-quality, evidence-based dietetic interventions for service users with complex needs requiring enteral nutrition and or nutrition support
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Promote inclusion and equality in all clinical practices, respecting the diverse backgrounds and experiences of service users and carers
Leadership and Service Development
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Provide professional leadership, supervision, and support to other health professional and students in Hillingdon.
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Contribute to the strategic development of dietetics service in collaboration with senior leaders.
Communication and Collaboration
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Promote the role and value of dietitians within multidisciplinary teams and wider services.
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Work closely with colleagues, community agencies, and service users to ensure integrated, person-centred care.
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Represent dietitians in key service and referral meetings and build strong local networks.
Quality, Governance and Research
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Lead and participate in quality improvement, clinical audit, and service evaluation to enhance practice and outcomes.
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Ensure safe, effective, and compliant clinical governance across the Dietician provision.
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Promote a culture of reflective practice, innovation, and continuous professional development.
Professional Development and Supervision
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
-
Deliver high-quality, evidence-based dietetic interventions for service users with complex needs requiring enteral nutrition and or nutrition support
-
Promote inclusion and equality in all clinical practices, respecting the diverse backgrounds and experiences of service users and carers
Leadership and Service Development
-
Provide professional leadership, supervision, and support to other health professional and students in Hillingdon.
-
Contribute to the strategic development of dietetics service in collaboration with senior leaders.
Communication and Collaboration
-
Promote the role and value of dietitians within multidisciplinary teams and wider services.
-
Work closely with colleagues, community agencies, and service users to ensure integrated, person-centred care.
-
Represent dietitians in key service and referral meetings and build strong local networks.
Quality, Governance and Research
-
Lead and participate in quality improvement, clinical audit, and service evaluation to enhance practice and outcomes.
-
Ensure safe, effective, and compliant clinical governance across the Dietician provision.
-
Promote a culture of reflective practice, innovation, and continuous professional development.
Professional Development and Supervision
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics or equivalent qualification
- Current Health Professions Council Registration
- CPD portfolio with strong evidence of post registration training in Home enteral feeding
Desirable
- Member of BDA including paediatric specialist group
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a specialist HEN role
- Significant and varied clinical experience following graduation
- Previous experience or interest in working within the Specialist area of Paediatrics
- Significant experience working with children and /or clients with learning disabilities requiring tube feeds in hospital or the community.
- Demonstrate evidence of ability to carry busy and complex caseload.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of training student dietitians
- Previous experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Previous experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Experience / awareness of working within a varied multi-cultural population
- Experience of Safeguarding
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Organisational Skills
- Presentation skills
- Good time management
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Able to prioritise own work load
- Computer Literacy
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Dietetics or equivalent qualification
- Current Health Professions Council Registration
- CPD portfolio with strong evidence of post registration training in Home enteral feeding
Desirable
- Member of BDA including paediatric specialist group
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a specialist HEN role
- Significant and varied clinical experience following graduation
- Previous experience or interest in working within the Specialist area of Paediatrics
- Significant experience working with children and /or clients with learning disabilities requiring tube feeds in hospital or the community.
- Demonstrate evidence of ability to carry busy and complex caseload.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of training student dietitians
- Previous experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Previous experience of conducting audits and/or research
- Experience / awareness of working within a varied multi-cultural population
- Experience of Safeguarding
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Organisational Skills
- Presentation skills
- Good time management
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Able to prioritise own work load
- Computer Literacy
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).
