This dietitian post sits within the Children and Young People's Gender Service (CYPGS) at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, working alongside a wide multidisciplinary team. The post holder leads and manages the service's dietetic function, planning and delivering it while supporting its long-term development. The role is a part-time 0.3 WTE post, open as permanent or secondment, and centres on expert practice in gender dysphoria. Fit depends on significant Band 7 paediatric dietetic experience and HCPC registration.
What the job involves
- Lead and manage the dietetic service for children and young people in CYPGS
- Plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the CYPGS dietetic function
- Support the planning and long-term development of the service
- Provide expert practice in the specialist field of gender dysphoria
- Liaise with health professionals in local services nearer to young people
Qualifications
- Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or an equivalent post-graduate qualification
Registration & licences
- Registration as a dietitian with the Health and Care Professions Council
Experience
- Significant experience as a Band 7 paediatric dietitian
- Dietary management of children and young people across a range of specialisms
- Research, computing and teaching at Masters level
- Working with neurodiverse young people
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of all areas of paediatric nutrition and dietetics
- Knowledge of research methodology, audit and database management
- Working proactively and independently
- Developing practice and research in dietetics
- Good written and oral presentation skills
- Prioritisation and time management
Other
- Publishing and presenting at national or international meetings, and representing on professional committees or expert groups
- Flexibility with time
- Effective communication with professionals at local and national level
- Commitment to GOSH values
Nice to have
- Working towards an MSc in Paediatric Dietetics or equivalent, such as public health
- Membership of a national specialist dietetic group
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
