# Paediatric Specialist Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-specialist-dietitian/5ae98e6e-7e39-4154-ad53-0b9fba7c0ffe - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-specialist-dietitian/5ae98e6e-7e39-4154-ad53-0b9fba7c0ffe.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sutton In Ashfield - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (From August 2026 until end of July 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. This can be negotiated.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T11:02:21.931Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Sutton_Ashfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatrics_Dietetics/Paediatrics_Dietetics-v8032687 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8032687?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced paediatric dietitian with a passion for making a positive impact on the lives of young people and their families? Here's an exciting opportunity to be a part of our dynamic multi-professional team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals. We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join our paediatric dietetics team on a fixed term, to cover maternity. You'll work closely with both outpatient and inpatient cases, providing crucial nutritional support to children. Your expertise in paediatrics will shine as you handle a diverse caseload with confidence and professionalism. We're seeking a dietitian with a passion for paediatrics and a knack for communication and clinical excellence. If you're organized, confident, and eager to make a difference, you're the perfect fit! You'll have the privilege of working under the guidance of our clinical lead for paediatric dietetics, ensuring you receive valuable mentorship and support. Plus, you'll regularly engage with our exceptional dietetic team, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. We're committed to your continuous professional development! Our team participates in regular CPD activities to keep you on the cutting edge of paediatric dietetics, empowering you to provide the best care possible. At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we're driven by care and compassion. We share a commitment to our trust care values, and you'll be an essential part of this meaningful journey. ### Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Job Details Are you an experienced paediatric dietitian with a passion for making a positive impact on the lives of young people and their families? Here's an exciting opportunity to be a part of our dynamic multi-professional team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals. We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join our paediatric dietetics team on a fixed term, to cover maternity. You'll work closely with both outpatient and inpatient cases, providing crucial nutritional support to children. Your expertise in paediatrics will shine as you handle a diverse caseload with confidence and professionalism. We're seeking a dietitian with a passion for paediatrics and a knack for communication and clinical excellence. If you're organized, confident, and eager to make a difference, you're the perfect fit! You'll have the privilege of working under the guidance of our clinical lead for paediatric dietetics, ensuring you receive valuable mentorship and support. Plus, you'll regularly engage with our exceptional dietetic team, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. We're committed to your continuous professional development! Our team participates in regular CPD activities to keep you on the cutting edge of paediatric dietetics, empowering you to provide the best care possible. At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we're driven by care and compassion. We share a commitment to our trust care values, and you'll be an essential part of this meaningful journey. ## Job Description To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including explaining, negotiating, motivating and training. - Able to work as an integral member of dietetic and multiprofessional teams, building relationships with patients/carers, and other staff. - Able to handle sensitive and confidential information and respond to people who are distressed or anxious. - Able to overcome difficulties in communication, including language barriers, and adapt approach to varying situations. - Able to overcome barriers to understanding. - Able to interpret and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources using professional judgement to solve problems and make decisions where there are a range of options. - Able to plan and organise own workload, including daily tasks and longer term strategic planning, despite interruptions and changing priorities. - Able to plan and organise the work of allocated student dietitians. - Able to carry out anthropometric measurements accurately and use relevant equipment. - Able to use a computer keyboard and relevant computer programmes. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working as a registered dietitian - Able to apply additional depth of knowledge gained through experience to specialist area. **Desirable** - Experience of working in relevant specialist area/s. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualified Dietitian (4 year degree, post-graduate diploma or equivalent). - Evidence of continuing professional development. - Registered with the Health Professions Council. **Desirable** - Relevant validated course. - Member of BDA including specialist group. ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Able to make decisions within own work role guided by broad policies and guidelines, supported by team leader/clinical lead and multi-professional team. - Able to travel to areas within and beyond the trust if required. - Flexibility to meet the demands of the service. ## Documents - [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702) - [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448) - [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938) - [specialist dietitian (pdf, 151.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320342) - [band 6 specialist dietitian jd (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320341) - [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492) ## 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.