Community Paediatric Dietitian Bank position - Band 6

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity, and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. We welcome applicants who share our values.

The post for Community Paediatric Dietitian sits within Children’s Services, and the post holder will be responsible for the nutrition and dietetic management of community paediatric clients registered with a Sutton GP under the care of Sutton Health and Care. You will provide dietetic care to a caseload of children with general dietetic requirements and advise their carers in various locations, including clinic settings, special or mainstream schools, or at home. This role is an autonomous practitioner but also involves joint liaison with other professionals involved with the child and their families within health and other agencies.

• To be responsible for a defined clinical caseload of children and young people as identified by the service specification, managing this independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision.
• To provide appropriate specialist dietetic assessment, advice, and monitoring for children with general dietetic needs, including food allergies.
• There may be opportunities to also provide dietetic assessment, advice, and monitoring for children with complex special needs and those who require enteral tube feeding.

Working for our organisation:

• To keep up to date with the Department and Trust standards and policies and facilitate dissemination of this knowledge to colleagues.
• To develop good working relationships with multidisciplinary teams, outside agencies, and voluntary agencies to ensure that professionalism and service delivery are maintained.
• To provide support to other dietetics staff where appropriate, monitoring the standard of treatment and giving training and instruction as required.
• To participate in identified departmental working groups as agreed with the Services Manager.

• To reflect on clinical practice, identifying strengths and needs and providing evidence of sound clinical judgment.
• To provide expert advice to patients, carers, and clinicians regarding nutritional intervention for paediatric clients based on clinical evidence.
• To interpret received information concerning medical and social history to ensure expert advice is given in a person-centred, age, and culturally specific way.
• To ensure that dietetic records of assessment, treatment, and progress are maintained in accordance with the ESTH record keeping policy and HCPC standards.
• To provide accurate and timely written and/or verbal reports and programmes to parents/carers, referrers, and other agencies involved in children’s care.
• To provide complex paediatric nutrition counseling and use reassurance and motivational skills to overcome barriers to change, particularly where there is non-compliance.

• Professional Registration
• 6 Months Experience

Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’ There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high-quality, compassionate care for our patients. Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors. We offer all employees fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you’re attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

Further Information: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION MAY CLOSE EARLIER THAN THE STATED CLOSING DATE IF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CONTACT ALL APPLICANTS VIA EMAIL AND NOT BY POST. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHECK YOUR RECRUITMENT SYSTEM ACCOUNT ON A REGULAR BASIS. For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised. If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion. ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching. Please contact the recruitment team for more information.