# Paediatric Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-dietitian/0c5c9c96-81b6-4ce3-95cc-af329db637de - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-dietitian/0c5c9c96-81b6-4ce3-95cc-af329db637de.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 Inclusive per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover until 2nd August 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T00:02:10.617Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dietetics/Dietetics-v7909186 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7909186?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term maternity cover Band 6 Dietitian to support the highly specialised Feeding and Eating Disorder Paediatric Service in the Feeding and Eating Disorders Team and the Mildred Creak Unit (child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit - Tier 4). You will work with and receive training and supervision with looking after children with a range of presentations. This will include Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorders (ARFID), generalised feeding disorders, Anorexia Nervosa and other mental health diagnoses. You will work in an MDT comprising psychology, psychiatry, mental health nurses, speech and language therapist, occupational therapist. You will be responsible for the assessment and nutritional management of children referred as outpatients and those on the inpatient unit. You will also take part in delivering nutritional educational sessions to families and healthcare professionals ### Main duties of the job - Responsible for the provision of a comprehensive and quality dietetic FEDS service for both inpatients and outpatients working to agreed standards, policies and procedures - Using specialised knowledge to manage a caseload in feeding and eating disorders - Assessment of the patient’s needs and making clinical decisions regarding the necessary nutritional support and dietary interventions for all children in the caseload taking into account their diet history, growth and biochemical parameters and any relevant drug treatments - Comparing normal nutritional requirements in childhood and interpreting these for the sick child according to the disease process to initiate and maintain a treatment plan - attendance at ward rounds to take part in the decision-making about the patient’s clinical care. - Responsible for maintenance of patient records to comply with departmental standards - Communicating complex information regarding dietary management to the multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic approach to patient care. - Communicating, both verbally and with written/pictorial resources, with patients and carers regarding dietary management taking into account their ability to understand and being sensitive to ethnic, cultural and religious diversity - Organising and planning for discharge necessitating communication with the local healthcare multidisciplinary team eg GP, health visitor, community paediatric nurses, community paediatrician, dietitian adjusting short and long term careplans ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term maternity cover Band 6 Dietitian to support the highly specialised Feeding and Eating Disorder Paediatric Service in the Feeding and Eating Disorders Team and the Mildred Creak Unit (child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit - Tier 4). You will work with and receive training and supervision with looking after children with a range of presentations. This will include Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorders (ARFID), generalised feeding disorders, Anorexia Nervosa and other mental health diagnoses. You will work in an MDT comprising psychology, psychiatry, mental health nurses, speech and language therapist, occupational therapist. You will be responsible for the assessment and nutritional management of children referred as outpatients and those on the inpatient unit. You will also take part in delivering nutritional educational sessions to families and healthcare professionals ## Job Description Responsible for the provision of a comprehensive and quality dietetic FEDS service for both inpatients and outpatients working to agreed standards, policies and procedures Using specialised knowledge to manage a caseload in feeding and eating disorders Assessment of the patient’s needs and making clinical decisions regarding the necessary nutritional support and dietary interventions for all children in the caseload taking into account their diet history, growth and biochemical parameters and any relevant drug treatments Comparing normal nutritional requirements in childhood and interpreting these for the sick child according to the disease process to initiate and maintain a treatment plan attendance at ward rounds to take part in the decision-making about the patient’s clinical care. Responsible for maintenance of patient records to comply with departmental standards Communicating complex information regarding dietary management to the multidisciplinary team to provide a holistic approach to patient care. Communicating, both verbally and with written/pictorial resources, with patients and carers regarding dietary management taking into account their ability to understand and being sensitive to ethnic, cultural and religious diversity Organising and planning for discharge necessitating communication with the local healthcare multidisciplinary team eg GP, health visitor, community paediatric nurses, community paediatrician, dietitian adjusting short and long term careplans ## Responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below ## Person Specification ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Good communication and oral presentation and communication skills - Time Management Skills - Computer Literacy - Ability to adapt to new ways of working which is beneficial to service **Desirable** - Experience in audit/research/teaching ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - Post-graduate experience in general dietetics - Significant experience working in clinical paediatrics at band 6 level **Desirable** - Experience in Feeding/Eating disorders - Knowledge of a specialist area of paediatric dietetics ### GOSH Culture and Values **Essential** - Our Always values ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent post-graduate qualification - Registered as a Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council **Desirable** - Post- graduate Paediatric Masters Modules (BDA/Uni of Plymouth) ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10353957) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) - [diversity and inclusion (pdf, 166.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2485) ## 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.