Band 6 Community Childrens Dietitian | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Are you a registered dietitian looking for an opportunity in a dynamic Children's community dietetic team? Are you passionate about working within an MDT and supporting children and their families across Coventry? If so, this exciting role may be for you!

This service provides specialist assessment of childhood nutrition to the paediatric population of Coventry. This is a skilled post where the post holder will gain and utilise specialist knowledge in home enteral feeding, working alongside highly experienced children's dietitians.

The postholder will work closely alongside the MDT which includes community paediatricians, community children's nurses, respite, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy services.

• To be responsible for managing a defined caseload of children and young people (age 0-19) with complex nutritional needs.
• To plan and provide dietetic intervention, in consultation with other colleagues, and work in a range of settings as appropriate (e.g. child's home, school, health centre, family hubs).
• To adopt a family and child centred approach, collaborating with children and young people (and/or carer(s) where appropriate) in all aspects of the process (assessment, planning, evaluation, reporting).
• To respect the dignity and preferences of children and young people and obtain written consent to dietetic interventions in accordance with departmental and trust guidance.
• To apply profession specific treatment approaches and effective clinical reasoning skills.
• To monitor, evaluate and modify using appropriate dietetic outcome measures to ensure effectiveness.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities:

• Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more.
• Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes.
• Wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more.
• Staff networks and support groups.

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Essential:

• Dietetics degree
• Registration with Health & Care Professions Council

Knowledge and skills:

• Good written communication
• Good verbal communication
• Good IT skills
• Good organisational skills
• Able to identify when to seek support
• Demonstrates ability to reflect on practice with peers/clinical supervisor

Experience:

• Previous experience as a qualified dietitian
• Clinical experience with transferable skills to a paediatric caseload, including home enteral feeding