Highly Specialist Dietitian in Paediatrics
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
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Role summary
This is a permanent, part-time Band 7 Paediatric Dietitian role based at Queens Hospital, Burton, with potential work at Royal Derby Hospital. The post holder will lead and develop paediatric services at Queens Hospital, clinically supervise specialist paediatric dietitians, and deliver specialist feeding and outpatient clinics for complex patients. The role involves working with various paediatric conditions, multidisciplinary teams, and participating in student training and service improvement.
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Member of British Dietetic Association.
- Relevant BDA specialist group membership
- Leadership training.
- Experience and Knowledge
- 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.
- Previous experience of service development
- 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
- Recognised training in: Counselling skills./Behavioural change./motivational interviewing techniques.
- 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
- Member of British Dietetic Association.
- Relevant BDA specialist group membership
- Leadership training.
- Experience and Knowledge
- 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.
- Previous experience of service development
- 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
- Recognised training in: Counselling skills./Behavioural change./motivational interviewing techniques.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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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 Hosp
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