Paediatric Dietitian
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic Paediatric Dietitian to join a team of 15 dietitians, nurses, and admin staff. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of children with complex feeding difficulties, working closely with the paediatric dietetic team lead and other MDT members. The department offers excellent support for personal development and engagement in student training. Responsibilities include conducting clinics in various settings, evaluating oral intake, creating tailored nutrition plans, and monitoring patient progress.
Key responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of children with complex feeding difficulties, carrying out clinics in special schools, child development centre and home visits.
- Evaluate oral intake and feeding behaviours.
- Create tailored nutrition and feeding plans based on the child's needs.
- Ensure nutritional requirements are met while supporting developmental progress.
- Recommend suitable textures, food fortification, supplements, or specialist feeds where required.
- Monitor tolerance, growth outcomes, hydration, and nutritional adequacy.
Essential criteria
- BSc or MSc Dietetics or equivalent qualification.
- Health Professions Council Registration
- Evidence of post registration dietetic work, preferably with paediatric experience
- Ability to work within teams
- Awareness of clinical governance and the ability to use in practice
- Knowledge of nutritional needs of paediatric patients such as faltering growth, Allergy, Enteral feeding, Coeliac Disease, ARFID
- Awareness of Safeguarding standards & procedures
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills to people from a variety of backgrounds
- Able to organise and effectively time manage own work
- Ability to be flexible; adapting approaches to suit different settings and patients
Desirable criteria
- BDA Paediatric Module
- Experience of training Dietetic Students
- Experience of running patient group sessions
- Good computer knowledge
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 9d
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Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Dietitian with an interest in paediatrics to join our team of 15 dietitians, nurse, and admin who work across the acute and community setting.
If successful, you will be responsible for sharing a caseload of children with complex feeding difficulties, alongside the paediatric dietetic team lead and working closely with other members of the dysphagia MDT and the general paediatric team.
We are a friendly department, offering excellent support for personal development and engagement in student training in which you will play an active role.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
- Manage a caseload of children with complex feeding difficulties , carrying out clinics in special schools, child development centre and home visits
- Evaluate oral intake and feeding behaviours.
- Create tailored nutrition and feeding plans based on the child's needs.
- Ensure nutritional requirements are met while supporting developmental progress.
- Recommend suitable textures, food fortification, supplements, or specialist feeds where required.
- Monitor tolerance, growth outcomes, hydration, and nutritional adequacy.
- Support transitions between tube feeding and oral feeding when appropriate.
About us
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