Specialist Paediatric Dietitian in Torquay

Main area Specialist Paediatric Dietitian Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (With possibility of extension or becoming permanent) Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

18.75 hours per week Job ref 388-7543899-FC&I

Employer Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Torbay Hospital Town Torquay Salary £38,682 – £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/12/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Do you enjoy working with children, young people and families?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Dietitian to join our friendly team of Paediatric Dietitians in a part time role (0.5wte). You would have a mixed caseload of inpatients and outpatients including nutrition support, allergy, cow\’s milk allergy service and gastro.

We can offer many learning and shadowing opportunities to develop your skills if you are relatively new to Paediatrics, but would also be delighted to hear from you if you are an experienced dietitian looking for a new challenge.

Come and join us: South Devon is a beautiful and vibrant part of the world to live in!

Main duties of the job

We are currently a team of 5 Paediatric Dietitians, and have support from a Dietetic Assistant Practitioner in addition to Team secretarial / admin support.

Your caseload will include assessing and providing Dietetic care to infants, children and young people with a wide range of health conditions as well as supporting parents and carers. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly innovative Team and to develop the skills to cover many aspects of the Paediatric Dietetic Service, which encompasses close MDT working with many agencies, including CAMHS, and social services in order to provide an effective, safe and seamless service.

We provide placements for Student Dietitians, in association with the University of Plymouth, and provide training for many acute and community-based colleagues including Health Visitors, GPs, Nurses and Paediatricians.

Working for our organisation

Why work with us – Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.

The Paediatric Team is part of the wider Dietetic Team (over 23wte Registered staff) including Acute, Community, Diabetes, Weight Management and Cancer Services.

The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance. Therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.

Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• Childcare at our day nursery
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
• Staff Discounts
• Career development and training opportunities
• Employee Support – Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline

Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real assed to Team Torbay and South Devon.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Degree or equivalent in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Autonomous practitioner with the ability to seek guidance where appropriate
• Good knowledge of current clinical guidelines and frameworks relevant to
  paediatric dietetics
• Able to work across Torbay and South Devon according to the needs of the role
• To be able to use the computer to prepare presentations, reports and documents, use email and undertake literature searches
• Dealing with patient’s and carers anger, frustration, non-compliance and stress associated with their medical condition
• Overcoming patient’s and carers barriers to dietary change
• Need for long periods of concentration including mathematical calculations with frequent interruptions

Please see our attached job description and person specification form for full details.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc Dietetics or equivalent
• Post grad study in specialist areas of paediatric dietetics eg allergy, neonatal
• Behaviour change training
• Member of a specialist group of BDA e.g. Paediatrics / Mental Health / FAISG
• Audit and Research Experience
• Clinical educators’ course

Experience

• Post qualification experience working as a clinical dietitian
• Post qualification experience in paediatric dietetics
• Clinical supervisory skills training
• Previous experience of developing a service or quality improvement initiative

Specific Skills

• Ability to travel between sites or visit patients at home
• Good knowledge of current clinical guidelines and frameworks relevant to paediatric dietetics
• Evidence of participation in audit projects
• Experience of developing a service or planning and delivering health initiatives

You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.

If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly.
• Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the requirements of the role.
• Applicants who identify in their application form they are a part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet the minimum essential criteria outlined in the job description and person specification for the role. Step into Health guidance can be found on our NHS Employers website.
• Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Please ensure you check your email and Trac account regularly.
• Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
• If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• It is your responsibility to ensure the timely receipt of appropriate references.

The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

or contact Liz Wardle, Head of Nutrition & Dietetic Services

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