# Community Paediatric Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-paediatric-dietitian/5b557f36-e54b-40f3-b953-dfa83ee32802 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-paediatric-dietitian/5b557f36-e54b-40f3-b953-dfa83ee32802.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum pro rata including HCAS (outer) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T10:41:23.495Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Community_Paediatric_Dietitian/Community_Paediatric_Dietitian-v8273839 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8273839?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about supporting children and families to live healthier, happier lives? Do you enjoy working closely with parents, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to make a real difference in your community? If so, we’d love to hear from you! At Sutton Health and Care, we’re on a mission to deliver seamless, high-quality care right at the heart of the community. We’re looking for a dedicated Children’s Community Dietitian to join our friendly team at Green Wrythe Clinic. What makes this role special - You’ll be part of a small, supportive team of 3 dietitians. - You’ll work closely with our Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Physiotherapists – all based in the same building, so collaboration really is part of daily life. - All your clinics are run from Green Wrythe Clinic (no endless travelling around Sutton). - Free on-site parking and just a short walk from St Helier Hospital. - You’ll have the option of flexible hours (8 to 4, 9 to 5 or something that works for you and the service). - Training opportunities at Epsom and St Helier, so you can keep your skills sharp. ### Main duties of the job The post for Community Paediatric Dietitian sits within Children’s Services and the post holder will be responsible for the nutrition and dietetic management of community paediatric clients registered with a Sutton GP under the care of Sutton Health and Care. You will provide a dietetic service to a caseload of children with general dietetic requirements. You will be required to provide dietetic care to a caseload of children with general dietetic requirements and will advise their carers in a range of locations including clinic settings, special or mainstream schools or at home. This role is one of an autonomous practitioner but also involves joint liaison with other professionals involved with the child and their families both within health and other agencies. ### Detailed job description and main 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. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant years of post qualification experience with appropriate experience in paediatric dietetics or community dietetics - Understanding of the importance of effective multidisciplinary working **Desirable** - Experience of audit and research - Experience in training others ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Excellent written and oral communication skills - Basic IT Skills: word, email, internet - Ability to deliver presentations and training as required **Desirable** - Knowledge of basic audit and quality tools - Understanding of enteral feeding in children ### Qualifications and experience **Essential** - Degree in Dietetics/Post graduate qualifications - Experience in Paediatrics dietetics - HCPC registration **Desirable** - BDA member - Member of BDA paeds group ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589443) - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.