Community Paediatric Dietitian | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

Job Opportunity: Band 5 Community Paediatric Dietitian

Location: Barking, Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge

Nutrition and Dietetics Team – NELFT (North East London Foundation Trust)

NELFT\’s Barking, Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge Nutrition and Dietetics team is excited to announce an opportunity for a Band 5 Community Dietitian with interest in paediatric dietetics to join our expanding Paediatric Dietetic team. We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and confident professional to contribute to our growing team\’s success, delivering exceptional care across the mentioned localities.

Join our team and be part of an organization dedicated to excellence patient care

Key Responsibilities

• Dietetics Assessment and Treatment: Provide dietetic assessment and treatment for babies, children and young people residing in Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, and Havering with support from the established team.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with dietitians and Multi-disciplinary Team teams to improve nutritional care for patients across Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, and Havering.
• Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrate sensitivity, non-judgment, and professionalism in dealing with patients. Provide advice in a considerate manner.
• Professional Development: Demonstrate a commitment to professional development and training opportunities.
• Communication and Time Management: Possess excellent communication and time management skills to efficiently coordinate tasks and interactions with patients, carers, and fellow health professionals.
• Line Management and Training: contribute to student training and the development of other team members.
• Flexibility: Be able to travel efficiently to fulfill job requirements. The role may involve travel across the three boroughs – Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, and Havering.

Our Values 2025 – 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team and senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement – London

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 per annum, pro rata for part time).

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at Northeast London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system.

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025