Job summary
Join our friendly and forward-thinking paediatric dietetic team and make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist expertise in paediatric diabetes and cystic fibrosis, working as part of established multidisciplinary teams delivering high-quality care across acute and community settings. You will support children and young people with complex nutritional needs, contribute to service development and play a key role in improving patient outcomes.

We have a strong commitment to staff development and actively support continuing professional development through clinical supervision, appraisal, training opportunities and involvement in service improvement. As a department, we are proud to contribute to the future workforce through regular student placements and apprenticeships, fostering a positive culture of learning and professional growth.

The post is offered as either a Band 7 specialist role or a Band 6 to Band 7 developmental opportunity. Applicants appointed at Band 6 will be supported through a structured development pathway, including specialist training, mentorship and competency-based progression to Band 7.

We welcome applications from:

• Specialist dietitians seeking a Band 7 role.
• Dietitians with relevant paediatric, diabetes or transferable experience wishing to develop into a specialist role through a supported Band 6 to Band 7 progression pathway

Main duties of the job
To work as an independent practitioner using an advanced level of knowledge and skills in leading the provision of an advanced specialist paediatric dietetic service to inpatients and outpatients.

About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job responsibilities

• To work autonomously and be professionally and legally accountable acting as an independent advanced specialist paediatric practitioner.
• As a clinical lead specialist, to be responsible for the development and provision of a comprehensive and effective diabetes and cystic fibrosis specialist dietetic service in a variety of settings, including supporting patients using diabetes technology.
• To be fully responsible for a defined highly specialised clinical case load of paediatric patients with a range of complex clinical conditions.
• Working autonomously use complex calculations, interpretation of biochemistry, undertake complex anthropometric measurements and clinical observation along with growth and development indices, medication, family and social history and diet history in order to formulate, deliver, constantly evaluate and adjust an individualised nutritional treatment plan. This will require an advanced understanding of complex clinical conditions and use highly developed analytical and clinical reasoning judgemental skills to diagnose problems and formulate feeding plans and solutions.
• To use own advanced specialist expertise and professional judgement in situations where information is often complex and possibly conflicting or where there is a lack of published evidence to provide accurate nutritional treatment plans.

Please see attached full job description

Qualifications
Essential

• BSc /Msc in Dietetics or equivalent
• Registration in Dietetics with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Evidence of postgraduate learning in relevant specialist area
• Member of British Dietetic Association and relevant specialist group
• Clinical Supervisory Skills training

Desirable

• Line management training
• BDA accredited MSc modules

Experience
Essential

• Significant recent experience in paediatrics, including management of complex cases.
• Extensive experience of working in multidisciplinary/multiprofessional teams
• Experience in the planning, delivery and evaluation of patient education programmes.
• Demonstrable experience in supervision, mentoring or line management
• Demonstratable experience and knowledge of safeguarding practices of children in the clinical area and child protection procedures
• Leading and participating in dietetic audit, research and service evaluation
• Experience in training and supervision of student dietitians and dietetic staff.

Desirable

• Experience of report writing for a variety of purposes
• Involvement in regional or national dietetic networks or special interest groups.
• Experience in service development or change management

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

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