Job summary Job Title: Dietician Grade: Band 6 Trust: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Location: Oxfordshire (can be flexible with base) Ward/Dept: Childrens Integrated Therapies - SLT Hours: Full time Up to 37.5 hours per week Shift Pattern: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Pay Rates Day: £22.99 per hour Why might this job interest you? Oxford Health NHS FT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Main duties of the job To provide dietetic advice and specialist clinical skills to home enterally fed (HEF) paediatric patients, with a range of conditions in the primary care setting. This includes the assessment and treatment of patient and education and will involve working independently and as part of a dietetic team. Being an integral member of the MDT to provide a flexible, prioritised service based on clinical need is also a key element of the job. About us Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts. Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want Date posted 19 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £22.99 an hour Contract Bank Working pattern Full-time Reference number M0042-25-80969 Job locations Oxford Community Health Nhs Trust Cornwallis Road Oxford OX4 3NH Job description Job responsibilities. To provide a highly specialist evidence-based nutrition and dietetic service for Oxfordshire community paediatric HEF patients. This includes working collaboratively with the existing community dietetic team, supporting junior staff, and linking with MDTs, to ensure a holistic approach to patient care via digital, telephone consultations or vis visits to home or school. 2. To design individual client-centred treatment plans. This will involve nutritional assessment and calculation of nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition, and diet history. 3. To act as an independent practitioner and be responsible for a complex caseload of paediatric patients. To utilise specialist clinical skills to manage this specialist caseload of babies, children, and young adults, identifying, assessing, and treating nutrition related conditions and selecting the appropriate type of therapy for effective treatment. 4. To provide individualised information about relevant dietary needs such as weaning, thickened fluids, modified texture diets, blended diets and risk feeding in conjunction with the speech and language Therapist (SALT). To consider local prescribing guidelines and feed budgets when considering feed or formula choices and onward prescriptions 5. To be an integral member of the MDT for decision making and capacity assessments for patients regarding non-oral feeding or progression to long term non-oral feeding, risk feeding or withdrawal of non-oral feeding. Job description Job responsibilities. To provide a highly specialist evidence-based nutrition and dietetic service for Oxfordshire community paediatric HEF patients. This includes working collaboratively with the existing community dietetic team, supporting junior staff, and linking with MDTs, to ensure a holistic approach to patient care via digital, telephone consultations or vis visits to home or school. 2. To design individual client-centred treatment plans. This will involve nutritional assessment and calculation of nutritional requirements based on the interpretation of biochemistry, anthropometry, clinical condition, and diet history. 3. To act as an independent practitioner and be responsible for a complex caseload of paediatric patients. To utilise specialist clinical skills to manage this specialist caseload of babies, children, and young adults, identifying, assessing, and treating nutrition related conditions and selecting the appropriate type of therapy for effective treatment. 4. To provide individualised information about relevant dietary needs such as weaning, thickened fluids, modified texture diets, blended diets and risk feeding in conjunction with the speech and language Therapist (SALT). To consider local prescribing guidelines and feed budgets when considering feed or formula choices and onward prescriptions 5. To be an integral member of the MDT for decision making and capacity assessments for patients regarding non-oral feeding or progression to long term non-oral feeding, risk feeding or withdrawal of non-oral feeding. Person Specification Experience Essential Previous paediatric experience at B5/B6 level in current role or clinical placements. Knowledge of Enteral Feeding/Nutritional Support (PEG, NG & PEG/J feeds) and usage of specialist paediatric feeds. Qualifications Essential BSc (Hons) Nutrition / Dietetics degree or post graduate diploma or equivalent. Valid HCPC registration Additional Essential UK Driving License/Use of a car for work essential. Person Specification Experience Essential Previous paediatric experience at B5/B6 level in current role or clinical placements. Knowledge of Enteral Feeding/Nutritional Support (PEG, NG & PEG/J feeds) and usage of specialist paediatric feeds. Qualifications Essential BSc (Hons) Nutrition / Dietetics degree or post graduate diploma or equivalent. Valid HCPC registration Additional Essential UK Driving License/Use of a car for work essential. 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). Additional information 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 NHS Professionals Limited Address Oxford Community Health Nhs Trust Cornwallis Road Oxford OX4 3NH Employer's website https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)