Community Paediatric Dietician for Primary Care

Community Paediatric Dietician for Primary Care

An exciting opportunity has risen for a motivated and experienced paediatric dietitian to join a well-established community paediatric dietetic service based in Enfield. This post is a 15hrs part-time fixed term contract for 6 months.

We are a friendly and supportive team of dietitians within the Enfield Children's Community Services. You will be part of an expanding, dynamic and patient driven community paediatric dietetic team. We are dedicated to delivering excellent patient care, enhancing service provision and developing new and exciting ways of delivering care to patients within the community.

The post holder will assess, advise and monitor children and young people across the primary care setting in Enfield for children with a range of conditions including obesity, selective eating behaviours and faltering growth. You will carry out clinics at Cedar House and deliver group education sessions and workshops. Collaborative and partnership working is an important part of the role. Service improvements and developments are welcomed and encouraged.

You will be well supported and will receive regular individual supervision to support your practice as well as CPD and training opportunities.

If you need further information or clarification about the post or would like to visit, the dietetics team lead Alexa Evans, on

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a comprehensive and high-quality dietetic service to paediatric patients (0-19) and their families within community clinics across the Borough of Enfield. They will play an integral role in service development, delivering clinical expertise in weight management, nutrition support, and educational healthy eating workshops. The dietetic service will continue to evolve to ensure effective patient care and multidisciplinary collaboration within Primary Care settings.

As part of an integrated healthcare team, the post holder will work closely with professionals including health visitors, school nurses, education teams, and speech and language therapists, ensuring a collaborative approach to supporting the nutritional needs of children and young people. The post holder will be required to carry out face to face clinics and educational workshops on site at Cedar House and other community locations.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

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Job 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 documents, please view the attachments.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent post-graduate qualification. Registered as a Dietician with the Health and Care Professional Council
• At least one Postgraduate Paediatric Dietetic Module. Member of BDA Paediatric Group Membership of specialist interest

Experience

• Post registration experience working in general dietetic and have consolidated experience covering specialist areas of paediatric dietetics , either Acute or in the Community. Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Experience of undertaking clinical audit or research. Experience in the clinical supervision of staff

Skills & abilities

• Ability to contribute to the development of the dietetic practice. Good written and oral presentation and communication skill, Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Commitment to professional development of self and others. Demonstrate an understanding of NHS reforms and policies and their impact on service

knowledge

• Knowledge in specialist areas of paediatrics: Selective Eating, Obesity, allergy, neonates, faltering growth

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.

Cedar House, St Michael's Primary Care Centre

Clinical Lead, Community Paediatric Dietetics

£51,883 to £58,544 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS (pro-rata if LTFT)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

391-NMUH-

Job locations

Cedar House, St Michael's Primary Care Centre