Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Permanent Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian to join our friendly, supportive and forward thinking paediatric dietetic team. The paediatric team delivers services across University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) and the team are well integrated as part of the Children's Hospitals at both Royal Derby Hospital and Queens Hospital Burton but may involve some working at Royal Derby Hospital.

As a teaching hospital we have a wealth of experience across many clinical areas, and we work closely with our tertiary centres in the surrounding area for shared care patients. We have a high number of patients, and high flow through the service so experience of managing a busy caseload is essential. The post holder will report directly to the team leaders at Queens Hospital, Burton.

We are a welcoming, forward thinking and supportive team of paediatric dietitians with support from dietetic assistant practitioners. We are constantly looking at ways to empower our team, drive Quality Improvement initiatives and provide a strong, positive team culture, with emphasis on wellbeing and resilience within the department. We aim to celebrate and cultivate colleagues within our department and actively look for opportunities for social inclusion.

Main duties of the job
Your role will include leading and developing the paediatric services at Queens Hospital and support and clinically supervise the specialist paediatric dietitians at this site. Your clinical role will include delivering a specialist feeding clinic run jointly with a speech and language therapist for very complex patients with feeding difficulties as well as a regular outpatient clinic for complex clinical conditions/ faltering growth.

The department provides a service to multiple clinical conditions within paediatrics including faltering growth, paediatric feeding disorders, food allergies including cow's milk allergies and coeliac disease in both inpatient and outpatient clinics as well as MDT working with medical teams and other health care professionals. We do not offer visits off site. You will work as an active member of the Paediatric Dietetic team and wider department. We are routinely involved in project work and service improvement and follow evidence-based practice.

We pride ourselves on having a very close relationship with the wider MDTs within the hospital, including working with consultants, specialist nurses, speech and language therapy, psychologists and the play team. This gives us the opportunity for advanced clinical supervision as respected members of the team. We take dietetic students on placement and involvement in student training will be part of this role.

About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Details
Date posted: 13 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 320-CDCS-BUR-4205-A
Job locations: Queens Hospital, Belvedere Road, Burton on Trent

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc in Nutrition & Dietetics or equivalent.
• UK Registered Dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Qualified and experienced in training student dietitians.
• Facilitation of learning course for dietitians

Desirable

• Member of British Dietetic Association.
• Relevant BDA specialist group membership
• Leadership training.

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Has knowledge and varied experience of working with complex paediatric patients
• Substantial recent post-registration dietetic experience
• Able to demonstrate expert skills in paediatric dietetics, influencing multi-professional practice in this area
• Extensive knowledge of clinical effectiveness and clinical evidence related to the application of paediatric dietetics.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Evidence of continued professional development, reflection, and appraisal of own performance.

Desirable

• Previous experience of service development

Skills
Essential

• Able to demonstrate high quality written and verbal communication skills
• Awareness of communication needs of people from differing cultures and with differing physical and learning abilities
• Maintains effective working relationships with other health professionals and the multidisciplinary team
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of diagnostic criteria for diseases within area of work

Desirable

• Recognised training in: Counselling skills./Behavioural change./motivational interviewing techniques.

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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Queens Hospital, Belvedere Road, Burton on Trent, DE13 0RB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website at https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Dietetic team leader Laura Dudsbury
Email: laura.dudsbury@nhs.net
Phone: 01283511511

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (above).