Paediatric Dietitian
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Paediatric Dietitian at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, focusing on developing specialist skills in paediatric dietetics. You will manage a diverse caseload of paediatric conditions, including allergies, faltering growth, and enteral feeding, within a supportive environment. The position involves collaborating with multi-professional teams, providing specialist dietetic care, and contributing to training programmes. Cross-site travel is required.
Key responsibilities
- Develop specialist knowledge and skills in paediatrics.
- Manage a wide range of paediatric conditions, including allergies, faltering growth, feeding difficulties, coeliac disease, and enteral feeding.
- Handle an acute inpatient caseload.
- Assess, treat, and provide specialist dietetic care for paediatric patients.
- Manage your own caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner.
- Provide support, advice, and training to less experienced staff and students.
- Maintain accurate dietetic records in accordance with Trust guidelines, HCPC requirements, and BDA standards.
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered Dietitian
- Evidence of relevant CPD activities
- Evidence of knowledge relevant to role, including the management and treatment of a range of conditions
- Experience in assessment and provision of dietetic equipment
- Awareness of current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice
- Willingness to acquire additional knowledge through formal and informal clinical supervision
- Evidence of ability to manage clinical presentations
- Experience in delivering clinical treatment within dietetics
- Ability to organise and prioritise
- Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement with others and understanding of the impact of good and poor communication
- Ability to work as an effective member of multidisciplinary team
- Car driver with valid UK licence.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of postgraduate training within dietetics
- Knowledge of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
- Developed clinical skills within relevant area
- Delivery of relevant audit projects
- Ability to use different communication methods and styles
- Evidence of personal development
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Dietitian
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Are you looking to develop your skills in paediatric dietetics?
Join our team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This position offers an excellent opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills in paediatrics and to become a key member of both the Dietetic and the wider Children's Therapy Team.
In this role, you will develop expertise in paediatric dietetics within a supportive environment. You will manage a wide range of paediatric conditions, including allergies, faltering growth, feeding difficulties, coeliac disease, and enteral feeding, as well as handling an acute inpatient caseload.
We currently offer a variety of training programmes for healthcare professionals across the Child Health Directorate. The successful candidate will contribute to these vital learning and development initiatives with the support of our existing team.
We emphasise peer support, clinical supervision, and continuing professional development. Our well-established programme facilitates the training of dietetic students on A, B, and C placements.
This role requires cross-site travel.
Interviews will take place on the 14th of October 2026
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