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. You will provide dietetic input to children's wards and conduct outpatient clinics and group sessions. The role involves working with patients with faltering growth, allergies, restricted eating, and coeliac disease. The department offers excellent support for personal development and student training.
Essential criteria
- BSc or MSc Dietetics or equivalent qualification.
- Health Professions Council Registration
Desirable criteria
- BDA Paediatric Module
- Knowledge and Experience
- Evidence of post registration dietetic work, preferably with paediatric experience in the acute setting
- Ability to work within teams
- Awareness of clinical governance and the ability to use in practice
- Experience of training Dietetic Students
- Experience of running patient group sessions
- Key Competencies
- Knowledge of nutritional needs of paediatric patients such as faltering growth, Allergy, Enteral feeding, Coeliac Disease, ARFID
- Good computer knowledge
- Skills and Aptitudes
- 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
- Flexibility
- Ability to be flexible; adapting approaches to suit different settings and patients
- BSc or MSc Dietetics or equivalent qualification.
- Health Professions Council Registration
- BDA Paediatric Module
- Knowledge and Experience
- Evidence of post registration dietetic work, preferably with paediatric experience in the acute setting
- Ability to work within teams
- Awareness of clinical governance and the ability to use in practice
- Experience of training Dietetic Students
- Experience of running patient group sessions
- Key Competencies
- Knowledge of nutritional needs of paediatric patients such as faltering growth, Allergy, Enteral feeding, Coeliac Disease, ARFID
- Good computer knowledge
- Skills and Aptitudes
- 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
- Flexibility
- Ability to be flexible; adapting approaches to suit different settings and patients
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
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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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 dietetic input into our children's wards along with carrying out paediatric dietetic outpatient clinics and group sessions.
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
To provide a nutrition and dietetic service to paediatric patients in both an in and outpatient setting, which may be in a 1:1 or group setting. Clinics will include those children referred for advice regarding faltering growth, allergies , restricted eating and coeliac disease.
About us
**Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art faciliti
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