Senior Specialist Paediatric Dietitian
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, E1 1FRView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
12 days leftJob description
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated dietitian to join our dynamic team! As part of the largest NHS acute trust in Englan...
To work within the multidisciplinary team and Integrated Service for Children with Disabilities, to provide highly specialized dietetic advice to children and young people receiving Home Enteral Feeding (HEF) in Tower Hamlets ;
To provide outpatient clinics in these areas. Also to undertake home visits and school clinics/visits.
The post holder would undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.
The post holder would undertake research and audit on a regular basis to ensure that practice is evidence based.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Nutrition & Dietetics or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Paediatric Dietetics Training
- HCPC registered
- In-depth knowledge in nutrition support and paediatrics.
Desirable: - oMember of relevant special clinical interest group; - oSupervision training.; - oQualification in Paediatrics
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in Nutrition and Dietetics and experience within paediatrics.
- Understanding of team dynamics and experience of working within a team.
- Experience of working with HEF patients
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality.
- Experience of Supervision of junior members of clinical staff.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work effectively single handedly with individuals and groups.
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour change facilitation/ motivational interviewing.
- Ability to problem solve, analyse complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care.
- Leadership skills.
- Accurate anthropometric measurements and skills eg weights, heights, skinfold calipers to assess patients nutritional status and devise clinical plan.
- Ability to provide highly specialised advice concerning the care of patients.
- Proven Audit skills
- To have effective presentation skills.
- Regularly undertakes R&D activity eg. Critical Appraisal.
- Ability to take own initiative and to be the lead for clinical speciality.
Desirable: - oTo have participated in research.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
19 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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