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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Paediatric Dietitian to join our dynamic and friendly paediatric dietetic team within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
As one of the UK’s largest teaching hospital trusts, Imperial offers a stimulating environment where innovation, education, and high-quality patient care are at the heart of everything we do.
In this rotational role, you will provide a specialist paediatric dietetic service across both inpatient and outpatient settings, working closely with our Clinical Lead Dietitians and wider multidisciplinary teams. You will support the nutritional management of children and young people with a range of complex medical conditions, demonstrating sound clinical judgement and evidence-based practice.
This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your expertise across a variety of paediatric specialties, with structured support, supervision, and opportunities for professional development within a forward-thinking and collaborative team.
Main duties of the job
- In this role, you will provide dietetic support across a broad range of general paediatric inpatient and outpatient services, working closely with our specialist teams in areas such as paediatric intensive care, allergy, neonates, infectious diseases, HIV, haematology and bone marrow transplantation.
- You’ll also play a key role in liaising with community services to support children with complex home enteral feeding needs, ensuring seamless, high-quality care across hospital and home settings.
- This post offers an excellent opportunity to develop and expand your clinical expertise within paediatric dietetics. You will receive structured support and training across a range of paediatric specialties, including complex food allergies, diabetes, and, where appropriate, parenteral nutrition.
- You’ll gain hands-on experience managing complex enteral tube feeding, working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team to optimise nutritional care for children with diverse needs.
- In addition to clinical work, you’ll have opportunities to contribute to local audits, service evaluations, and quality improvement projects, supporting ongoing service development and innovation.
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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Nutritional assessment techniques.
- Use of dietary assessment software
- Computer literacy including email, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable
- Behaviour change knowledge and skills
Experience
Essential
- Recent post graduate dietetic experience or equivalent and to also include experience in an acute setting
- Evidence of paediatric workplace shadowing
- Experience of being involved in audit.
- Experience of clinical supervision of students
Desirable
- Experience of working in paediatric dietetics
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Degree and/or postgraduate diploma
- HCPC registered (Dietitian).
- Evidence of ongoing CPD.
- Supervisory skills training
Desirable
- BDA Paediatric Modules 1-5
- Attended recognised paediatric study days
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This advert is for Specialist Dietician - Paediatrics Rotation with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Dietitian role. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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