Senior Dietitian in Leicester

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Senior Dietitian

The closing date is 19 October 2026

We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, active team players with excellent communication skills who enjoy working with children and their families, to join our well established Leicestershire paediatric and neonatal Dietetic and Nutrition service

Our high profile and valued team include 20 Dietitians working as core members of multi-professional teams, dedicated Paediatric Dietetic Support Worker, Dietetic Assistant Practitioner and Admin Support Workers. The team provides a service to the Children's & Women's Clinical Management Group, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country, which is primarily based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary site.

You will be working collaboratively with a dynamic team, contributing to a comprehensive service for paediatric patients with diverse needs across local and tertiary specialties.

This role offers flexibility based on your experience and career goals.

Main duties of the job

Senior Post: For candidates with prior paediatric experience, this opportunity is available at Band 6

This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience in various aspects of paediatric and neonatal dietetics in inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will be providing a service on a rotational basis at band 5 or 6 to a wide range of paediatric local and tertiary specialities. Each rotation involves working alongside a team of paediatric and neonatal dietitians in a range of busy medical and surgical children's wards and outpatient clinics.

Our band 5/6 rotational programme includes sub-specialities; Allergy, Neonatal, Cardiology, Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Cystic Fibrosis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Diabetes, Ketogenic Diet Therapy, Oncology, Respiratory High Dependency care, and Paediatric Intensive Care. You will be a core and valued member of the multi-disciplinary team for each speciality.

You will play an active part in the pre-registration training of dietitians by participating in our very popular dedicated paediatric A, B and C clinical placements.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Job responsibilities

To work as a member of the paediatric Dietetic and Nutrition Service team based at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

To be responsible for the development and provision of a high quality, evidence based, effective nutrition and dietetic service, for paediatrics, neonatology and/or maternal medicine services.

To manage the paediatric and/or neonatal caseloads with varying degree of nutritional complexity, without direct supervision and whilst exercising a large degree of autonomy.

To work as part of the Nutrition and Dietetic Service and the Womens and Childrens Clinical Management Group, at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL NHS Trust).

To provide a Nutrition and Dietetic Service to paediatrics, neonatology and maternal medicine children and their families and carers whilst under the care of Consultant Paediatrians and Consultant Neonatologists.

To be an expert in paediatric, neonatal and/or maternal medicine specialities within the nutrition and dietetic team and service, and inform other Dietitians within the team and service of developments in these fields.

To be responsible for nutrition and dietetic input into multi-professional groups and staff, and policy development within paediatric, neonatal and/or maternal medicine care.

The post holder will also provide continuity of care across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland healthcare community, and advise other dietitians and healthcare professionals on nutrition and diet matters. The posts responsibilities will be set up on a rotational basis with other band 5/6 Dietitians in the clinical paediatric, neonatal and maternal medicine nutrition and dietetic team.

The role is flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the health and social care systems.

The post holder will have the underpinning knowledge and assessed level of competence to undertake such a role.

To maintain professional registration with the Health Care Professional Council.

Please see job description/person specification for further details on the role

Training & Qualifications

• A three/ four year Undergraduate or a Two Year Post Graduate Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics or similar non-UK qualification.
• UK Registered Dietitian with the Health Care Professions Council
• Completion of a Clinical Supervisory Skills Course.
• Completion of a Clinical Supervisory Skills Course.

Experience

• Dietetic experience in a varied dietetic environment.
• In addition some dietetic experience in Nutrition support.
• Is able to demonstrate ability to initiate and be involved in QI
• Can demonstrate the required competency in the post.
• Has developed practice in dietetics to include different ways of caseload management and delivering services.
• Can demonstrate evidence of continued professional development (e.g. keeps a professional portfolio).
• Previous involvement with the pre-registration practice training for Dietitians
• Is able to demonstrate ability to initiate and be involved in QI activities ie clinical audit /PDSA cycles activities leading to improved patient care
• Is able to support and take a role in the professional development of others

Communication & Relationship skills

• Is able to use different techniques for motivating individuals and groups to make behavioural change
• Can use different approaches to communication with a wide variety of patients, both as individuals and in groups, and with the public
• Is aware of the different communication needs within a culturally diverse community and how this may impact on both own professional practice and others
• Has a good understanding of team work and how this can be used to improve patient care
• Is able to give examples of own involvement of working as part of a team
• Can demonstrate confidence, leadership and self-motivation

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Analytical and Judgement skills
• Is able to support and take a key role the professional development of others

Planning & Organisation Skills

• Can demonstrate excellent organisational and supervisory skills
• Can give examples of quality initiatives to improve the delivery of patient care and own involvement in specific initiatives
• Is able to prioritise workload and is flexible in approach, and has an influence on developing these skills in junior staff and students
• Has vision for new ways of working and healthcare delivery and has evidence of change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearBand 5 or 6. Per annum

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