Paediatric Dietitian

Job overview

Please note that a Band 5/6 development post will be considered for any candidates who do not meet all of the essential criteria

Your will provide high quality, patient-centred care to children and young people across community and inpatient settings. You will support children, young people and their families with a wide range of conditions including but not exclusive to allergies, nutritional support, home enteral feeding, obesity and gastrointestinal conditions. You will work independently, but also as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will be expected to support the team lead in new developments, regular audits and development of outcome measures. We are also able to discuss and negotiate agile and flexible working utilising virtual working within acceptable limits to the service.

Main duties of the job

• Independent management of a more and less complex clinical caseload across inpatient and community locations
• Undertake comprehensive assessment, treatment and discharge of patients using advanced clinical reasoning, knowledge of evidence based practice, investigative and analytical skills incorporating training and practical experience.
• Work within the wider MDT and take the lead as required
• provide support and clinical leadership to junior colleagues
• Provide specialist reports
• Identify, lead and support on audit and quality improvement projects within the service
• support training and development of patients/carer's and other professionals
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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.