Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
The post for Community Paediatric Dietitian sits within Children's Services and the post holder will be responsible for the nutrition and dietetic management of community paediatric clients registered with a Sutton GP under the care of Sutton Health and Care. You will provide a dietetic service to a caseload of children with general dietetic requirements and advise their carers in various locations including clinic settings, special or mainstream schools, or at home.
This role is one of an autonomous practitioner but also involves joint liaison with other professionals involved with the child and their families both within health and other agencies.
Main Duties of the Job
To provide appropriate dietetic assessment, advice, and monitoring regarding children with general dietetic needs including food allergies. There may be opportunities to also provide dietetic assessment, advice, and monitoring for children with complex special needs and those who require enteral tube feeding. To reflect on clinical practice, identifying strengths and needs and providing evidence of sound clinical judgment. To provide expert advice to patients, carers, and clinicians regarding the provision of nutritional intervention for paediatric clients based on clinical evidence. This will involve nutritional diagnosis (interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometrics, clinical condition, and diet history) and the development of treatment plans (calculation of nutritional requirements and client-centred goals) and prescription of dietary therapy and use of ACBS products where appropriate. To interpret received information concerning medical and social history to ensure expert advice is given in a person-centred, age, and culturally specific way. To provide complex paediatric nutrition counseling and use reassurance and motivational skills to overcome barriers to change, particularly where there is non-compliance. To train and support members of the multidisciplinary team to allow effective dietary assessment and treatment of all patients. To work as a member of the paediatric multidisciplinary team and to attend relevant multi-agency meetings.
About Us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Person Specification
* HCPC registration
* BDA member
* Paediatric branch member
Essential and Desirable
* At least 1-2 years experience in paediatric dietetics
* Training skills to others
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.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
£42,939 to £50,697 a year pro rata inc. HCAS outer
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