Specialist Dietitian - General Paediatrics and Home Enteral Feeding

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Specialist Dietitian (1.0 WTE) to join our role within both inpatient Paediatric patients and the Paediatric Children’s Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) Service in Nottinghamshire. This is an exciting chance to play a key role in providing high‑quality dietetic care to children aged 0–19 years across diverse inpatient and community settings.

You will join our vibrant Community Outreach Team, comprising around 24 staff who support more than 700 patients across the county. After completing your induction and training, you will have opportunities for blended working, including home‑based working.

You will also be joining the inpatient paediatric dietitian team, based at QMC. You will become an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, delivering high quality patient centred care.

At Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), we are committed to developing our staff. You will have access to a wide range of CPD opportunities including formal training courses, audit, service evaluation development, and research leadership. Our service has an excellent track record of supporting staff progression, and NUH offers innovative career pathways,  including Clinical Specialist and Clinical Academic (8a) roles. We have an innovative clinical supervision programme to support your continued development within this role. We also have excellent opportunities to be part exciting commercial research.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of both the Children’s HEF Service and Paediatric teams, you will:

Clinical Responsibilities

See patients as an inpatient for nutrition support and allergies.

Manage a varied paediatric both within general inpatients and the HEF caseload (0–19 years), including children with complex needs, faltering growth, ARFID, and those requiring nutritional optimisation ahead of surgery.

Conduct reviews in patients’ homes, schools, nurseries, respite centres, and other community settings.

Work closely with Children’s Community Nursing Teams, specialist children’s nurses, and other partners to deliver joined‑up care.

Provide expertise in both nutritional management and practical aspects of feeding tubes and enteral feeding equipment.

Professional Responsibilities

Prioritise and manage your own caseload and contribute to supporting junior staff within the team.

Deliver training and support to families, carers, and professionals across community settings.

Build strong working relationships with multidisciplinary colleagues and external partners to ensure safe, high‑quality care.

Support service evaluation, audit and research projects.

A car and full UK driving licence are essential to meet the requirements of community visits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for someone who:

Has experience in enteral tube feeding or paediatric dietetics (experience in both is desirable but training will be provided).

Demonstrates excellent communication skills, self‑motivation, and a flexible approach.

Is confident managing a busy, varied workload within a supportive team.

Can build effective working relationships in a community‑based environment.

Is willing to use PPE where required.

A friendly, supportive, and inclusive team environment

Excellent opportunities for career development and progression

A strong commitment to research, education, and innovation

A culture that values diversity and fresh ideas.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for detailed requirements.