Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our paediatric dietetic team for 1 year fixed term. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic registered dietitian with excellent communication and team working skills. You will join our small, but friendly team. The post holder will be responsible for an outpatient caseload of paediatric patients covering patients with faltering growth, allergy, obesity and complex feeding issues. Support and training will be provided. There will also be opportunities to support the development of the Allergy outpatient service. You will be an integral member of the wider paediatric team at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital, joining a friendly and supportive team. There are excellent working relationships with the supportive paediatric consultants and the paediatric MDT.
Main duties of the job
To provide a specialist clinical dietetic service to a caseload of paediatric outpatients at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Job responsibilities
Please find attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more detailed information about the Job
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current HCPC registration as a registered dietitian
* Post registration paediatric training/ paediatric modules.
Experience
* Proven experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of working as a paediatric dietitian
* Experience of outpatient paediatric dietetics
* Current or previous NHS experience
Knowledge
* Sound clinical knowledge in paediatric dietetics
* Sound knowledge of current issues relating to a wide and diverse range of paediatric dietetics
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.
Job Title
Advanced Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Working Hours
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
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