Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the Sutton Health and Care Dietetic Team as a Band 6 Paediatric Prescribing Dietitian.
We are looking for a paediatric dietitian to join the Dietetics team to provide dietetic input and prescribing support to children with suspected cows' milk protein allergy as part of a Cows' Milk Allergy Prescribing Support service for SW London CCG and general paediatrics.
Main duties of the job
Paediatric Dietitian Band 6
To provide appropriate dietetic assessment, advice and monitoring regarding infants with suspected Cow's Milk Allergy.
To proved appropriate dietetic assessment , advice and monitoring in general paediatrics.
To ensure the appropriate and cost-effective prescribing of hypoallergenic milk formulae and nutritional supplements across Sutton.
To work with GPs and other healthcare professionals across Sutton providing expert dietetic advice on the care of infants with suspected cow's milk allergy in the community.
To guide patients, carers, community healthcare professionals and the acute hospital setting.
To conduct GP audits, training and education for GPs, pharmacists, Health Visitors and other HCPs.
About us
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- oPost graduate level qualification / training in Dietetics
- oMember of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- oMember of a special interest group (e.g. Paediatric Dietetics Groups
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in a range of clinical areas including paediatric nutrition
- oDemonstrable ability to work in partnership with other professionals /agencies in a variety of settings.
Desirable
- oRelevant experience of working with infants and families
- oExperience of working in the community setting
- oExperience of undertaking clinical audit and evaluation
Skills Abillities and Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to apply Dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions.
- oAbility to work as a team member and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
- oAbility to work autonomously
- oBasic IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel).
Desirable
- oKnowledge of safeguarding and incident reporting systems (Datix
- oPresentation skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oTeam player but able to work independently
- oGood time management and organisational skills
- oConfident in relating to a diversity of people and situations.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- oPost graduate level qualification / training in Dietetics
- oMember of British Dietetic Association (BDA)
- oMember of a special interest group (e.g. Paediatric Dietetics Groups
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in a range of clinical areas including paediatric nutrition
- oDemonstrable ability to work in partnership with other professionals /agencies in a variety of settings.
Desirable
- oRelevant experience of working with infants and families
- oExperience of working in the community setting
- oExperience of undertaking clinical audit and evaluation
Skills Abillities and Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to apply Dietetic skills across a range of clinical conditions.
- oAbility to work as a team member and promote collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
- oAbility to work autonomously
- oBasic IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Word, Power point, Excel).
Desirable
- oKnowledge of safeguarding and incident reporting systems (Datix
- oPresentation skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oTeam player but able to work independently
- oGood time management and organisational skills
- oConfident in relating to a diversity of people and situations.
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).
