# Paediatric Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-dietitian/c6056755-0f27-4ae9-8a21-d8aa00b1afd9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-dietitian/c6056755-0f27-4ae9-8a21-d8aa00b1afd9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T11:40:38.540Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Walsall/Walsall_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Paediatric_Dietetics/Paediatric_Dietetics-v8181431 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8181431?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an enthusiastic Dietitian with an interest in paediatrics to join our team of 15 dietitians, nurse, and admin who work across the acute and community setting. If successful, you will be responsible for sharing a caseload of children with complex feeding difficulties, alongside the paediatric dietetic team lead and working closely with other members of the dysphagia MDT and the general paediatric team. We are a friendly department, offering excellent support for personal development and engagement in student training in which you will play an active role. PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS. ### Main duties of the job - Manage a caseload of children with complex feeding difficulties , carrying out clinics in special schools, child development centre and home visits - Evaluate oral intake and feeding behaviours. - Create tailored nutrition and feeding plans based on the child's needs. - Ensure nutritional requirements are met while supporting developmental progress. - Recommend suitable textures, food fortification, supplements, or specialist feeds where required. - Monitor tolerance, growth outcomes, hydration, and nutritional adequacy. - Support transitions between tube feeding and oral feeding when appropriate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Provide a nutrition and dietetic service to Paediatric patients with complex feeding difficulties Plan and prioritise own workload as an autonomous practitioner Be responsible for collection and analysis of relevant data followed by planning and recommendation of dietetic care within the case load as an autonomous practitioner Translate and communicate information about disease states and diet to patients and carers so that it is understandable and empowering. This will require developed counselling, motivational and negotiation skills. Be responsible for ensuring communication of patient management to all relevant health professionals and carers. Work as part of the multidisciplinary team, liaising with other professionals as required and attending meetings and case conferences as appropriate. Maintain the service to meet department standards in accordance with the available evidence. Undertake additional training as required to meet the needs of the post Have an active involvement in student training Deliver services in a flexible manner with regard to working hours and locations ### 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 ### Flexibility **Essential** - Ability to be flexible; adapting approaches to suit different settings and patients ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc or MSc Dietetics or equivalent qualification. - Health Professions Council Registration **Desirable** - BDA Paediatric Module ### Key Competencies **Essential** - Knowledge of nutritional needs of paediatric patients such as faltering growth, Allergy, Enteral feeding, Coeliac Disease, ARFID **Desirable** - Good computer knowledge ### Skills and Aptitudes **Essential** - Awareness of Safeguarding standards & procedures - Well-developed written and oral communication skills to people from a variety of backgrounds - Able to organise and effectively time manage own work ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Evidence of post registration dietetic work, preferably with paediatric experience - Ability to work within teams - Awareness of clinical governance and the ability to use in practice **Desirable** - Experience of training Dietetic Students - Experience of running patient group sessions ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 888.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10523939) - [flexible working document (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2426) - [person spec b6paeds dietitian (pdf, 832.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10484748) ## 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.