Specialist Paediatric Dietitian

Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Dietitian to join our paediatric team.

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We are a proactive department with a strong focus on service improvement, digital advancement and staff development. We have a preceptorship programme for new staff, regular clinical supervision (including children safeguarding) and CPD opportunities to support career progression.

County Durham is an excellent place to live. With beautiful countryside, coastlines alongside interesting towns and cities. There are excellent transport links to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London. International travel is possible from Newcastle and Teesside International Airports.

Main duties of the job
The Nutrition and Dietetic service is split into speciality teams; secondary care, bariatrics, primary care, adult and paediatric diabetes, home enteral feeding, and paediatrics. We are supported by Dietetic assistants and Central Administration.

Our service is based on four sites at Darlington Memorial Hospital, University Hospital North Durham, Bishop Auckland Hospital and Shotley Bridge Hospital.

The paediatric dietetic team provides community dietetic cover to the general children and young people population within County Durham and Darlington. The post holder will be based at Darlington Memorial Hospital but will be required to cover other areas within the locality of County Durham and Darlington.

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload, referred to the service by community or secondary care health professionals.
• Patients will be seen with parents, guardians or care givers in a variety of settings, including hospital setting, community clinics, telephone clinics and specialist school clinics.
• The post holder will work closely with other paediatric Dietitians, the wider dietetic team and the multidisciplinary teams.
• The post holder will have an active role in student training planning, co-ordination and assessment for dietetic students (A, B and C placements).

Pay and grade
New graduates are welcome to apply and take up this position as a training and development role, with responsibilities and role adjusted accordingly. The appointment will be made at Band 6 Annex 21 (75% of top of Band 6 as per NHS Agenda for Change) or Band 6 dependent on qualifications and experience. If appointed under Annex 21 conditions, once you have successfully completed the 12 month competency based training programme you will progress to a permanent Band 6 grade. The contract ends if an applicant does not successfully complete the required learning objectives within this time frame under the Annex 21 scheme.

Person Specification
Essential

• Ability to plan, initiate and evaluate new services as part of a team.
• Understanding of the changing NHS environment and its impact on service provision and staff.
• Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
• Good time management, ability to work as part of a team and a flexible approach to work.
• State Registration in Dietetics.
• Post registration experience, previous experience of working in a variety of clinical settings and previous working in the fields of paediatric care.
• Degree or post-graduate diploma in Dietetics.

Desirable

• Member of British Dietetic Association (BDA), paediatric group of BDA and food allergy and intolerance group of BDA.
• Previous experience in paediatric Dietetics and previous experience of working in the NHS.
• Module 1 of BDA paediatric post registration modules.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success. For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply. Please note that we may close any vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Contact
Apply through our website for questions about the job. Clinical Lead Dietitian: Joanne Harris, Joanne.harris15@nhs.net, 07967716368.