This permanent Band 6 post sits in the children's community dietetics team at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, a team of about ten staff. The dietitian supports children from birth to 19 and their families, including long-term enterally fed children, feeding difficulties, food intolerances and faltering growth. Work is split across community clinics, schools, homes and virtual or telephone contact, and joint clinics with paediatricians. Hybrid working is offered with a laptop and smartphone supplied, and full training is given for enteral feeding caseloads.
What the job involves
- Manage a caseload of enterally fed children, including life-long feeders, in clinics, schools, homes, by phone, virtually or face to face
- Support continuity of care across settings, including respite and foster care
- Assess and manage children with feeding difficulties and nutritional issues
- Manage food intolerances such as cows milk protein allergy (CMPA)
- Support children with faltering growth and fussy eating
- Work with children aged 0 to 19 and their families and carers
- Work with children referred from primary care and child health colleagues
- Attend community clinics and joint clinics with paediatricians
- Liaise with social services, education, safeguarding and other healthcare professionals
- Support the delivery of an effective, responsive and caring service within the team
Qualifications
- Qualified dietitian
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Experience of delivering children's dietetics, and/or Band 6 experience
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK
What’s offered
- Generous annual leave
- Access to NHS discount sites
- Laptop and smartphone provided for hybrid working
- Hybrid working
- Full training for enteral feeding caseload
- Peer support and clinical leadership team
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
