# Senior Dietitian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dietitian/26547e80-09cf-4acb-8612-b73e0a5e51e1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dietitian/26547e80-09cf-4acb-8612-b73e0a5e51e1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - **Location:** Leicester Royal Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dietitian - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Band 5 or 6. Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, We will advertise as a bRebanding from band 5 to 6 within 12 months of appointment at band 5 on successful completion of a competency based rebanding framework. - **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T08:50:59.867Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Leicestershire/Leicester/University_Hospitals_Leicester_NHS_Trust/Band_Senior_Dietitian_Paediatrics/Band_Senior_Dietitian_Paediatrics-v8330045 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8330045?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, active team players with excellent communication skills who enjoy working with children and their families, to join our well established Leicestershire paediatric and neonatal Dietetic and Nutrition service Our high profile and valued team include 20 Dietitians working as core members of multi-professional teams, dedicated Paediatric Dietetic Support Worker, Dietetic Assistant Practitioner and Admin Support Workers. The team provides a service to the Children’s & Women’s Clinical Management Group, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country, which is primarily based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary site. You will be working collaboratively with a dynamic team, contributing to a comprehensive service for paediatric patients with diverse needs across local and tertiary specialties. This role offers flexibility based on your experience and career goals. ### Main duties of the job Senior Post: For candidates with prior paediatric experience, this opportunity is available at Band 6 This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience in various aspects of paediatric and neonatal dietetics in inpatient and outpatient settings. You will be providing a service on a rotational basis at band 5 or 6 to a wide range of paediatric local and tertiary specialities. Each rotation involves working alongside a team of paediatric and neonatal dietitians in a range of busy medical and surgical children’s wards and outpatient clinics. Our band 5/6 rotational programme includes sub-specialities; Allergy, Neonatal, Cardiology, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Cystic Fibrosis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Diabetes, Ketogenic Diet Therapy, Oncology, Respiratory High Dependency care, and Paediatric Intensive Care. You will be a core and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team for each speciality. You will play an active part in the pre-registration training of dietitians by participating in our very popular dedicated paediatric A, B and C clinical placements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To work as a member of the paediatric Dietetic and Nutrition Service team based at Leicester Royal Infirmary. To be responsible for the development and provision of a high quality, evidence based, effective nutrition and dietetic service, for paediatrics, neonatology and/or maternal medicine services. To manage the paediatric and/or neonatal caseloads with varying degree of nutritional complexity, without direct supervision and whilst exercising a large degree of autonomy. To work as part of the Nutrition and Dietetic Service and the Women’s and Children’s Clinical Management Group, at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL NHS Trust). To provide a Nutrition and Dietetic Service to paediatrics, neonatology and maternal medicine children and their families and carers whilst under the care of Consultant Paediatrians and Consultant Neonatologists. To be an expert in paediatric, neonatal and/or maternal medicine specialities within the nutrition and dietetic team and service, and inform other Dietitians within the team and service of developments in these fields. To be responsible for nutrition and dietetic input into multi-professional groups and staff, and policy development within paediatric, neonatal and/or maternal medicine care. The post holder will also provide continuity of care across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland healthcare community, and advise other dietitians and healthcare professionals on nutrition and diet matters. The posts responsibilities will be set up on a rotational basis with other band 5/6 Dietitians in the clinical paediatric, neonatal and maternal medicine nutrition and dietetic team. The role is flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the health and social care systems. The post holder will have the underpinning knowledge and assessed level of competence to undertake such a role. To maintain professional registration with the Health Care Professional Council. Please see job description/person specification for further details on the 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment. - In addition some dietetic experience in Nutrition support. - Is able to demonstrate ability to initiate and be involved in QI - Can demonstrate the required competency in the post. - Has developed practice in dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services. - Can demonstrate evidence of continued professional development (e.g. keeps a professional portfolio). **Desirable** - Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice training for Dietitians - Is able to demonstrate ability to initiate and be involved in QI activities ie clinical audit /PDSA cycles activities leading to improved patient care - Is able to support and take a role in the professional development of others ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - A three/ four year Undergraduate or a Two Year Post Graduate Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or similar non-UK qualification. - UK Registered Dietitian with the Health Care Professions Council **Desirable** - Completion of a Clinical Supervisory Skills Course. ### Planning & Organisation Skills **Essential** - Can demonstrate excellent organisational and supervisory skills - Can give examples of quality initiatives to improve the delivery of patient care and own involvement in specific initiatives - Is able to prioritise workload and is flexible in approach, and has an influence on developing these skills in junior staff and students **Desirable** - Has vision for new ways of working and healthcare delivery and has evidence of change ### Analytical and Judgement skills **Essential** - Analytical and Judgement skills **Desirable** - Is able to support and take a key role the professional development of others ### Communication & Relationship skills **Essential** - Is able to use different techniques for motivating individuals and groups to make behavioural change - Can use different approaches to communication with a wide variety of patients, both as individuals and in groups, and with the public - Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on both own professional practice and others - Has a good understanding of team work and how this can be used to improve patient care - Is able to give examples of own involvement of working as part of a team - Can demonstrate confidence, leadership and self-motivation ## Documents - [employee benefits (pdf, 578.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2350) - [e25_senior dietitian (pdf, 180.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10652823) - [e25_senior dietitian (pdf, 281.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10652821) - [understanding your right to work in the uk (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2349) ## 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.