Paediatric Dietitian
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and experienced Paediatric Dietitian to join an innovative team. You will provide specialist dietetic services to infants and children (0-16 years) with various conditions, including those with special needs and those who are tube-fed at home. The position involves working autonomously within Darent Valley Hospital and in community settings, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.
Essential criteria
- Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics, Post-graduate diploma or equivalent qualification
- Registered Dietitian with HCPC
- 1st and 2nd Modules of qualification in Paediatrics
- Evidence of relevant post graduate clinical education
- Trained in facilitated learning for under-graduate practice placements
Desirable criteria
- BDA membership
- Member of BDA Paediatric Group and the BDA Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Sub-Group
- 3rd and 4th Modules of qualification in Paediatrics
- Skills and abilities
- Able to work safely and effectively without direct supervision
- Able to plan workload and supervise more junior staff, dietetic support workers and students
- Able to work in a team
- Good communication skills- verbal and written
- Good IT skills
- ability to teach effectively
- able to assess and manage stoma sites and feeding tubes in paediatric patients
- Knowledge of feeding tubes and devices
- Able to work within an NHS acute hospital and carry out home visits
- Leadership skills and qualities
- Able to audit practice and make recommendation's for change
- Contribute to safe and effective patient care
- Developing service standards
- Counselling skills
- An understanding of Paediatric Service Provision within Community setting
- Evidence of use of protocols and care pathways for specific interventions and conditions
- Varied clinical experience with paediatrics (0-16 years)
- Minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience of which at least 3 years Paediatrics
- Experience of managing enterally fed children
- Experience of managing enterally fed children in the community
- Knowledge & Interest
- Motivation and interest towards extending skills and knowledge
- Knowledge of personal accountability and responsibilities as laid down by the rules of professional conduct
- Evidence of awareness of need for professional development and responsibility
- Able to plan and deliver workloads to support requirements of the post
- Evidence of implementing ideas and developing services
- A knowledge of and experience in working with different cultures and religious beliefs
- Dispostition
- Positive role model
- Ability to be adaptable to meet changing requirements and needs
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and to plan and action patient focused care pathways
- An innovative and holistic approach to patient care
- Able to work within an acute NHS Hospital/ community setting
- Current work permit
- Current driving licence
- Own transport
- An understanding of Paediatric service provision within the community
- Education/Qualifications
- Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics, Post-graduate diploma or equivalent qualification
- Registered Dietitian with HCPC
- 1st and 2nd Modules of qualification in Paediatrics
- Evidence of relevant post graduate clinical education
- Trained in facilitated learning for under-graduate practice placements
- BDA membership
- Member of BDA Paediatric Group and the BDA Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Sub-Group
- 3rd and 4th Modules of qualification in Paediatrics
- Skills and abilities
- Able to work safely and effectively without direct supervision
- Able to plan workload and supervise more junior staff, dietetic support workers and students
- Able to work in a team
- Good communication skills- verbal and written
- Good IT skills
- ability to teach effectively
- able to assess and manage stoma sites and feeding tubes in paediatric patients
- Knowledge of feeding tubes and devices
- Able to work within an NHS acute hospital and carry out home visits
- Leadership skills and qualities
- Able to audit practice and make recommendation's for change
- Contribute to safe and effective patient care
- Developing service standards
- Counselling skills
- An understanding of Paediatric Service Provision within Community setting
- Evidence of use of protocols and care pathways for specific interventions and conditions
- Varied clinical experience with paediatrics (0-16 years)
- Minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience of which at least 3 years Paediatrics
- Experience of managing enterally fed children
- Experience of managing enterally fed children in the community
- Knowledge & Interest
- Motivation and interest towards extending skills and knowledge
- Knowledge of personal accountability and responsibilities as laid down by the rules
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Paediatric Dietitian
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
We require an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated dietitian to join our friendly and innovative Paediatric Dietetic Team. You will join a team of 6 Paediatric Dietitians, and will provide a specialist Paediatric Dietetic service to infants and children (0-16 years) including Special Needs children, under the care of the Consultant Paediatrician's in Darent Valley Hospital and General Practitioners and Community Paediatricians in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley and Bexley.
You will provide specialist dietetic care to children being tube fed at home and be an integral part of the Multi-Disciplinary Paediatric Teams at Darent Valley Hospital, including the Multi-Disciplinary Teams for Willow Ward, for Eating Disorders and Multi-Disciplinary Dysphagia Team for Pre-school Children.
Main duties of the job
To work autonomously within the field of Paediatric Dietetics with no supervision and be the dietetic lead for an agreed paediatric specialty.
To accept clinical responsibility for this designated caseload of children and to organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and time management
To provide specialist dietary advice and information to children with complex conditions (eg. multiple allergy, preterm babies, enteral nutrition) and their
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